SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

DENAULT LEO P

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

639 LOYOLA AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW ORLEANS

70113

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/20/2004

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ENTERGY CORP /DE/ [ ETR ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Executive V.P. and CFO

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Entergy Corporation Common Stock	794	I	Saving Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Phantom Equity Units	03/01/2004	03/01/2014⁽⁷⁾	ETR Common	3,173⁽¹⁾	$57.9⁽⁴⁾	D
Phantom Equity Units	03/01/2004	03/01/2014⁽⁷⁾	ETR Common	6,303⁽²⁾	$57.9⁽⁴⁾	D
Phantom Equity Units	03/01/2004	03/01/2014⁽⁷⁾	ETR Common	17,141⁽³⁾	$57.9⁽⁴⁾	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	01/25/2004	01/25/2011	ETR Common	5,434	$37	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	02/11/2004⁽⁵⁾	02/11/2012	ETR Common	19,656	$41.69	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	01/30/2004⁽⁶⁾	01/30/2013	ETR Common	9,800	$44.45	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	07/31/2003	03/01/2009	ETR Common	470	$51.6	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	07/31/2003	01/27/2010	ETR Common	8,330	$51.6	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	08/29/2003	02/11/2012	ETR Common	676	$52.4	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	08/29/2003	03/01/2009	ETR Common	3,604	$52.4	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	08/29/2003	01/25/2011	ETR Common	7,720	$52.4	D
Phantom Equity Units	03/01/2004	03/01/2014⁽⁷⁾	ETR Common	320⁽⁸⁾	$57.9⁽⁴⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Upon earning incentive awards pursuant to Company plans (including previous Long Term Incentive Plans), the reporting person elected to defer these amounts into Phantom Units held in a brokerage account.

2. The reporting person "purchased" these Phantom Units under the Equity Ownership Plan in lieu of cash payment of amounts earned under the Executive Annual Incentive Plan.

3. Upon exercises of stock options using the "Stock for Stock" method the reporting person deferred his gain from these exercises into phantom Entergy units held in a brokerage account.

4. 1 for 1 at the then-current market price. $57.90 was the market price as of 2/20/04.

5. The original grant of 20,500 options were made on February 11, 2002. One third of these options vest on each of the first three anniversary dates of the grant.

6. The original grant of 9,800 options were made on options on January 30, 2003. One third of these options vest on each of the first three anniversary dates of the grant.

7. Actual expiration date is the earliest of the date of termination of service, retirement, or the end of the deferral period.

8. As of February 20, 2004, Reporting Person's balance in the Company's Defined Contribution Restoration Plan.

Remarks:

	Christopher T. Screen for Leo P. Denault	03/01/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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