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Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-156435
September 29, 2009
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C.
 
$300,000,000
First Mortgage Bonds,
5.59% Series due October 1, 2024
 
Final Terms and Conditions
 
September 29, 2009
 
Issuer:
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C.
     
Market Type:
 
First Mortgage Bonds (SEC Registered)
     
Expected Ratings(1):
 
Baa1 (positive outlook) by Moody’s Investors Service
BBB+ (stable outlook) by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services
     
Trade Date:
 
September 29, 2009
     
Settlement Date (T+3):
 
October 2, 2009
     
Principal Amount:
 
$300,000,000
     
Coupon:
 
5.59%
     
Coupon Payment Dates:
 
April 1 and October 1 of each year
     
First Payment Date:
 
April 1, 2010
     
Final Maturity:
 
October 1, 2024
     
Redemption Provisions:
 
Make-whole call at any time at a discount rate of Treasury plus 40 bps
     
UST Benchmark:
 
3.625% due August 15, 2019
     
Spread to UST Benchmark:
 
+230 bps
     
Treasury Price:
 
102 – 23+
     
Treasury Yield:
 
3.298%
     
Re-offer Yield:
 
5.598%
     
Issue Price to Public:
 
99.920%
     
Joint Book-Running Managers:
 
Barclays Capital Inc.
   
Calyon Securities (USA) Inc.
   
Mizuho Securities USA Inc.
     
Co-Managers:
 
BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC
   
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.
   
Blaylock Robert Van, LLC
   
The Williams Capital Group, L.P.
     
CUSIP / ISIN:
 
29365P AP7 / US29365PAP71
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1  A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

 
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates.  Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering.  You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

Alternatively, a copy of the prospectus for the offering can be obtained by calling (i) Barclays Capital Inc. toll free at 1-888-603-5847, (ii) Calyon Securities (USA) Inc. toll free at 1-866-807-6030, or (iii) Mizuho Securities USA Inc. toll free at 1-866-271-7403.