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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase (Decrease) in Receivables, Total</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable, Total</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_OtherRegulatoryLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other regulatory liabilities.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_OtherRegulatoryLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other regulatory liabilities</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_NuclearFuelPurchases" xlink:to="etr_NuclearFuelPurchases_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ProceedsFromSaleLeasebackOfNuclearFuel_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">The net cash inflow from any material that is commonly used in the generation of nuclear energy.</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment" xlink:to="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payments to Acquire Other Property, Plant, and Equipment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payment for purchase of plant</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payment for purchase of plant</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets" xlink:to="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from sale of equipment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets, Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from sale of assets and businesses</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities" xlink:to="us-gaap_ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from Insurance Settlement, Investing Activities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Insurance proceeds received for property damages</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_ChangesInTransitionChargeAccount" xlink:label="etr_ChangesInTransitionChargeAccount" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_ChangesInTransitionChargeAccount" xlink:to="etr_ChangesInTransitionChargeAccount_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ChangesInTransitionChargeAccount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Changes in the account in which recoveries from customers through a transition charge are deposited and from which payments are made to service the securitization bonds issued by Entergy Gulf States Reconstruction Funding.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ChangesInTransitionChargeAccount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Changes In Transition Charge Account</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_ChangesInTransitionChargeAccount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Change in money pool receivable - net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="etr_ChangesInTransitionChargeAccount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Changes in transition charge account</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_NypaValueSharingPayment" xlink:label="etr_NypaValueSharingPayment" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_NypaValueSharingPayment" xlink:to="etr_NypaValueSharingPayment_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_NypaValueSharingPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payments made under amended value sharing agreements with NYPA.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_NypaValueSharingPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">NYPA Value Sharing Payment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="etr_NypaValueSharingPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">NYPA value sharing payment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireRestrictedInvestments" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireRestrictedInvestments" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireRestrictedInvestments" xlink:to="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireRestrictedInvestments_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireRestrictedInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payments To Acquire Restricted Investments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireRestrictedInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payment to storm reserve escrow account</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireRestrictedInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payments to Acquire Restricted Investments, Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfRestrictedInvestments" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfRestrictedInvestments" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfRestrictedInvestments" xlink:to="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfRestrictedInvestments_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfRestrictedInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds From Sale Of Restricted Investments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfRestrictedInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Receipts from storm reserve escrow account</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities" xlink:to="us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Decrease (increase) in other investments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Changes in other investments - net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Decrease (increase) in other investments</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_LitigationProceedsForReimbursementOfSpentNuclearFuelStorageCosts" xlink:label="etr_LitigationProceedsForReimbursementOfSpentNuclearFuelStorageCosts" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_LitigationProceedsForReimbursementOfSpentNuclearFuelStorageCosts" xlink:to="etr_LitigationProceedsForReimbursementOfSpentNuclearFuelStorageCosts_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_LitigationProceedsForReimbursementOfSpentNuclearFuelStorageCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Litigation proceeds for reimbursement of spent nuclear fuel storage costs.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_LitigationProceedsForReimbursementOfSpentNuclearFuelStorageCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Litigation proceeds for reimbursement of spent nuclear fuel storage costs</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ProceedsFromDecommissioningFund" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromDecommissioningFund" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromDecommissioningFund_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from Decommissioning Fund</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromDecommissioningFund_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PaymentsToInvestInDecommissioningFund" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToInvestInDecommissioningFund" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToInvestInDecommissioningFund_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payments to Invest in Decommissioning Fund</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToInvestInDecommissioningFund_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_ChangeInMoneyPoolReceivableNet" xlink:label="etr_ChangeInMoneyPoolReceivableNet" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_ChangeInMoneyPoolReceivableNet" xlink:to="etr_ChangeInMoneyPoolReceivableNet_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ChangeInMoneyPoolReceivableNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Change in money pool receivable - net.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ChangeInMoneyPoolReceivableNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Change in money pool receivable - net</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesAndInterestsInAffiliates" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesAndInterestsInAffiliates" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesAndInterestsInAffiliates_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses and Interests in Affiliates</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesAndInterestsInAffiliates_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses and Interests in Affiliates, Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesAndInterestsInAffiliates_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Investment in affiliates</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RemittancesToTransitionChargeAccount" xlink:label="etr_RemittancesToTransitionChargeAccount" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RemittancesToTransitionChargeAccount" xlink:to="etr_RemittancesToTransitionChargeAccount_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RemittancesToTransitionChargeAccount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Remittances to transition charge account</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RemittancesToTransitionChargeAccount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Remittances to transition charge account</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_PaymentsFromTransitionChargeAccount" xlink:label="etr_PaymentsFromTransitionChargeAccount" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_PaymentsFromTransitionChargeAccount" xlink:to="etr_PaymentsFromTransitionChargeAccount_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PaymentsFromTransitionChargeAccount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payments from transition charge account</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PaymentsFromTransitionChargeAccount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payments from transition charge account</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfOtherInvestments" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfOtherInvestments" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfOtherInvestments" xlink:to="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfOtherInvestments_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfOtherInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from Sale and Maturity of Other Investments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfOtherInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from sale of investment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfOtherInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from Sale and Maturity of Other Investments, Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_PaymentForProceedFromOtherInvestingActivities" xlink:label="etr_PaymentForProceedFromOtherInvestingActivities" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_PaymentForProceedFromOtherInvestingActivities" xlink:to="etr_PaymentForProceedFromOtherInvestingActivities_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PaymentForProceedFromOtherInvestingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">The net cash outflow (inflow) from other investing activities. This element is used when there is not a more specific and appropriate element in the taxonomy.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="etr_PaymentForProceedFromOtherInvestingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PaymentForProceedFromOtherInvestingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities" xlink:to="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_EscrowAccounts" xlink:to="etr_EscrowAccounts_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_EscrowAccounts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Escrow accounts</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">UTILITY PLANT</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Electric</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_NaturalGas_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Period end amount of property, plant and equipment (PPE) related to transmission and distribution of natural gas for resale owned by public utility.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="etr_NaturalGas_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Natural gas</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Construction work in progress</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Construction work in progress</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">TOTAL UTILITY PLANT</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Public utilities, property, plant and equipment, net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Property, plant and equipment - net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="etr_OtherRegulatoryAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other regulatory assets</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_DeferredFuelCosts" xlink:to="etr_DeferredFuelCosts_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_DeferredFuelCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized fuel costs of a regulated entity that are not expected to be recovered from customers within one year.</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_Goodwill" xlink:label="us-gaap_Goodwill" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_Goodwill" xlink:to="us-gaap_Goodwill_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_Goodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Goodwill</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_Goodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Goodwill</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Noncurrent, Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accumulated deferred income taxes</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesNoncurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesNoncurrent" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesNoncurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesNoncurrent_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Due from Related Parties, Noncurrent</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Due from Related Parties, Noncurrent, Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term receivables - associated companies</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Assets, Noncurrent</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Assets, Noncurrent, Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Assets, Noncurrent</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_Assets" xlink:to="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">TOTAL ASSETS</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total assets</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liabilities, Current [Abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">CURRENT LIABILITIES</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term Debt, Current Maturities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Less Amount Due Within One Year</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term Debt, Current Maturities, Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Currently maturing long-term debt</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings" xlink:to="us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Short-term Borrowings</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Short-term borrowings</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Short-term Debt, Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Borrowings</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable" xlink:to="us-gaap_ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Short-term Bank Loans and Notes Payable</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Associated companies</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Notes payable</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accounts Payable, Related Parties, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Associated companies accounts payable</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accounts Payable, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accounts Payable, Current, Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accounts payable</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accounts Payable, Other, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Customer Deposits, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Customer deposits</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Taxes Payable, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Taxes Payable, Current, Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Taxes accrued</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Deferred Tax Liabilities, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accumulated deferred income taxes - current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accumulated deferred income taxes</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interest Payable, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Taxes accrued</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interest accrued</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_DeferredFuelCostsCurrentLiabilities" xlink:label="etr_DeferredFuelCostsCurrentLiabilities" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Obligations under capital leases</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOther_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Public Utilities Property Plant And Equipment Other.</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AverageDilutiveEffectOfStockOptionsPerShare" xlink:to="etr_AverageDilutiveEffectOfStockOptionsPerShare_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AverageDilutiveEffectOfStockOptionsPerShare_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Average dilutive effect of stock options per share.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AverageDilutiveEffectOfStockOptionsPerShare_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Average Dilutive Effect Of Stock Options Per Share</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="etr_AverageDilutiveEffectOfStockOptionsPerShare_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Stock options $/share</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AverageDilutiveEffectOfEquityUnitsIncome" xlink:to="etr_AverageDilutiveEffectOfEquityUnitsIncome_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AverageDilutiveEffectOfEquityUnitsIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Average Dilutive Effect Of Equity Units Income</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AverageDilutiveEffectOfEquityUnitsIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Average Dilutive Effect Of Equity Units Income</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_AverageDilutiveEffectOfEquityUnitsIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Equity units, Income</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAbstract" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAbstract_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RangeAxis" xlink:label="us-gaap_RangeAxis" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RangeAxis" xlink:to="us-gaap_RangeAxis_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RangeAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Range [Axis]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RangeMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_RangeMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RangeMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_RangeMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RangeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Range [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RangeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Range [Domain]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_MinimumMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_MinimumMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_MinimumMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_MaximumMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_MaximumMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_MaximumMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_MaximumMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_MaximumMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_MaximumMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_WeightedAverageCostOfCapitalUsedInAssetValuationRange" xlink:label="etr_WeightedAverageCostOfCapitalUsedInAssetValuationRange" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_WeightedAverageCostOfCapitalUsedInAssetValuationRange" xlink:to="etr_WeightedAverageCostOfCapitalUsedInAssetValuationRange_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_WeightedAverageCostOfCapitalUsedInAssetValuationRange_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">The range of the weighted average cost of capital used in the valuation.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_WeightedAverageCostOfCapitalUsedInAssetValuationRange_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Weighted Average Cost Of Capital Used In Asset Valuation Range</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_WeightedAverageCostOfCapitalUsedInAssetValuationRange_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Weighted average cost of capital, Range</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_WeightedAverageCostOfCapitalUsedInAssetValuation" xlink:label="etr_WeightedAverageCostOfCapitalUsedInAssetValuation" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_WeightedAverageCostOfCapitalUsedInAssetValuation" xlink:to="etr_WeightedAverageCostOfCapitalUsedInAssetValuation_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_WeightedAverageCostOfCapitalUsedInAssetValuation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Weighted average cost of capital used in asset valuation.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_WeightedAverageCostOfCapitalUsedInAssetValuation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Weighted Average Cost Of Capital Used In Asset Valuation</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_WeightedAverageCostOfCapitalUsedInAssetValuation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Weighted average cost of capital, Weighted Average</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_OperatingMarginUsedInAssetValuationRange" xlink:label="etr_OperatingMarginUsedInAssetValuationRange" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_OperatingMarginUsedInAssetValuationRange" xlink:to="etr_OperatingMarginUsedInAssetValuationRange_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_OperatingMarginUsedInAssetValuationRange_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">The range of the long-term pre-tax operating margin (cash-basis) used in the valuation.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_OperatingMarginUsedInAssetValuationRange_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Operating Margin Used In Asset Valuation Range</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_OperatingMarginUsedInAssetValuationRange_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term pre-tax operating margin (cash basis), Range</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_OperatingMarginUsedInAssetValuation" xlink:label="etr_OperatingMarginUsedInAssetValuation" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_OperatingMarginUsedInAssetValuation" xlink:to="etr_OperatingMarginUsedInAssetValuation_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_OperatingMarginUsedInAssetValuation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">The long-term pre-tax operating margin (cash-basis) used in the valuation.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_OperatingMarginUsedInAssetValuation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Operating Margin Used In Asset Valuation</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_OperatingMarginUsedInAssetValuation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term pre-tax operating margin (cash basis), Weighted Average</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RateAndRegulatoryMattersTextualAbstract" xlink:label="etr_RateAndRegulatoryMattersTextualAbstract" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RateAndRegulatoryMattersTextualAbstract" xlink:to="etr_RateAndRegulatoryMattersTextualAbstract_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RateAndRegulatoryMattersTextualAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate And Regulatory Matters.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RateAndRegulatoryMattersTextualAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate And Regulatory Matters (Textual) [Abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="etr_RateAndRegulatoryMattersTextualAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate and Regulatory Matters [Abstract]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioRevenueOffset" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioRevenueOffset" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioRevenueOffset" xlink:to="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioRevenueOffset_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioRevenueOffset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Formula Rate Plan Extension Request Miso Only Scenario Revenue Offset</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioRevenueOffset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Formula rate plan extension request MISO Only scenario revenue offset</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioRevenueOffset" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioRevenueOffset" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioRevenueOffset" xlink:to="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioRevenueOffset_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioRevenueOffset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Formula Rate Plan Extension Request Miso Itc Scenario Revenue Offset</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioRevenueOffset_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Formula rate plan extension request MISO ITC scenario revenue offset</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestSharingMechanismCompany" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestSharingMechanismCompany" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestSharingMechanismCompany" xlink:to="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestSharingMechanismCompany_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestSharingMechanismCompany_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Formula rate plan extension request sharing mechanism company portion.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestSharingMechanismCompany_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Formula rate plan extension request sharing mechanism company</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestSharingMechanismCustomers" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestSharingMechanismCustomers" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestSharingMechanismCustomers" xlink:to="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestSharingMechanismCustomers_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestSharingMechanismCustomers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Formula rate plan extension request sharing mechanism customers portion.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestSharingMechanismCustomers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Formula rate plan extension request sharing mechanism customers</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioCommonEquityBasisPointRange" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioCommonEquityBasisPointRange" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioCommonEquityBasisPointRange" xlink:to="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioCommonEquityBasisPointRange_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioCommonEquityBasisPointRange_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Under the request to extend the formula rate plan to the 2011 test year, the requested return on common equity basis point range under the MISO Only scenario.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioCommonEquityBasisPointRange_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Formula rate plan extension request MISO Only scenario common equity basis point range</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioCommonEquityBasisPointRange" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioCommonEquityBasisPointRange" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioCommonEquityBasisPointRange" xlink:to="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioCommonEquityBasisPointRange_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioCommonEquityBasisPointRange_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Under the request to extend the formula rate plan to the 2011 test year, the requested return on common equity basis point range under the MISO ITC scenario.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioCommonEquityBasisPointRange_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Formula rate plan extension request MISO ITC scenario common equity basis point range</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioMidpointReturnOnCommonEquity" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioMidpointReturnOnCommonEquity" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioMidpointReturnOnCommonEquity" xlink:to="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioMidpointReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioMidpointReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Under the request to extend the formula rate plan to the 2011 test year, the requested midpoint return on common equity under the MISO Only scenario.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioMidpointReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Formula rate plan extension request MISO Only scenario midpoint return on common equity</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioMidpointReturnOnCommonEquity" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioMidpointReturnOnCommonEquity" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioMidpointReturnOnCommonEquity" xlink:to="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioMidpointReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioMidpointReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Under the request to extend the formula rate plan to the 2011 test year, the requested midpoint return on common equity under the MISO/ITC scenario.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioMidpointReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Formula rate plan extension request MISO ITC scenario midpoint return on common equity</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioAuthorizedReturnOnCommonEquity" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioAuthorizedReturnOnCommonEquity" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioAuthorizedReturnOnCommonEquity" xlink:to="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioAuthorizedReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioAuthorizedReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Under the request to extend the formula rate plan to the 2011 test year, the requested authorized return on common equity under the MISO Only scenario.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioAuthorizedReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Formula rate plan extension request MISO Only scenario authorized return on common equity</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioAuthorizedReturnOnCommonEquity" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioAuthorizedReturnOnCommonEquity" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioAuthorizedReturnOnCommonEquity" xlink:to="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioAuthorizedReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioAuthorizedReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Under the request to extend the formula rate plan to the 2011 test year, the requested authorized return on common equity under the MISO/ITC scenario.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioAuthorizedReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Formula rate plan extension request MISO ITC scenario authorized return on common equity</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioRevenueIncreaseAuthorizationRequest" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioRevenueIncreaseAuthorizationRequest" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioRevenueIncreaseAuthorizationRequest" xlink:to="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioRevenueIncreaseAuthorizationRequest_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioRevenueIncreaseAuthorizationRequest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Under the request to extend the formula rate plan to the 2011 test year, the request to authorize an increase in revenue collected from customers under the MISO Only scenario.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioRevenueIncreaseAuthorizationRequest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Formula Rate Plan Extension Request MISO Only Scenario Revenue Increase Authorization</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoOnlyScenarioRevenueIncreaseAuthorizationRequest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Formula rate plan extension request MISO Only scenario revenue increase authorization</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioRevenueIncreaseAuthorization" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioRevenueIncreaseAuthorization" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioRevenueIncreaseAuthorization" xlink:to="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioRevenueIncreaseAuthorization_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioRevenueIncreaseAuthorization_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Under the request to extend the formula rate plan to the 2011 test year, the request to authorize an increase in revenue collected from customers under the MISO/ITC scenario.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_FormulaRatePlanExtensionRequestMisoItcScenarioRevenueIncreaseAuthorization_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Formula rate plan extension request MISO ITC scenario revenue increase authorization</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_StormReserveWithdrawal" xlink:label="etr_StormReserveWithdrawal" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_StormReserveWithdrawal" xlink:to="etr_StormReserveWithdrawal_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_StormReserveWithdrawal_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Withdrawal amount from storm reserve.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_StormReserveWithdrawal_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Storm Reserve Withdrawal</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_ConstructionWorkInProgressHurricaneIsaac" xlink:label="etr_ConstructionWorkInProgressHurricaneIsaac" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_ConstructionWorkInProgressHurricaneIsaac" xlink:to="etr_ConstructionWorkInProgressHurricaneIsaac_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ConstructionWorkInProgressHurricaneIsaac_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Construction work in progress recorded as a result of estimated costs incurred that were necessary to return customers to service due to Hurricane Isaac.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ConstructionWorkInProgressHurricaneIsaac_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Construction Work In Progress - Hurricane Isaac</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RegulatoryAssetHurricaneIsaac" xlink:label="etr_RegulatoryAssetHurricaneIsaac" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RegulatoryAssetHurricaneIsaac" xlink:to="etr_RegulatoryAssetHurricaneIsaac_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RegulatoryAssetHurricaneIsaac_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Regulatory asset recorded as a result of estimated costs incurred that were necessary to return customers to service due to Hurricane Isaac.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RegulatoryAssetHurricaneIsaac_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Regulatory Asset - Hurricane Isaac</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AdjustmentToIncomeTaxExpense" xlink:label="etr_AdjustmentToIncomeTaxExpense" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AdjustmentToIncomeTaxExpense" xlink:to="etr_AdjustmentToIncomeTaxExpense_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AdjustmentToIncomeTaxExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Adjustment to income tax expense related to the revision of regulatory asset for income taxes.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AdjustmentToIncomeTaxExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Adjustment To Income Tax Expense</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AdjustmentToRegulatoryAssetForIncomeTaxes" xlink:label="etr_AdjustmentToRegulatoryAssetForIncomeTaxes" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AdjustmentToRegulatoryAssetForIncomeTaxes" xlink:to="etr_AdjustmentToRegulatoryAssetForIncomeTaxes_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AdjustmentToRegulatoryAssetForIncomeTaxes_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Adjustment to regulatory asset for income taxes due to a difference between regulatory treatment and financial accounting treatment.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AdjustmentToRegulatoryAssetForIncomeTaxes_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Adjustment To Regulatory Asset For Income Taxes</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AdjustmentToAccumulatedDeferredIncomeTaxes" xlink:label="etr_AdjustmentToAccumulatedDeferredIncomeTaxes" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AdjustmentToAccumulatedDeferredIncomeTaxes" xlink:to="etr_AdjustmentToAccumulatedDeferredIncomeTaxes_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AdjustmentToAccumulatedDeferredIncomeTaxes_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Adjustment to accumulated deferred income taxes related to the revision of regulatory asset for income taxes.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AdjustmentToAccumulatedDeferredIncomeTaxes_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Adjustment To Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RealignmentToBaseRatesOfCosts" xlink:label="etr_RealignmentToBaseRatesOfCosts" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RealignmentToBaseRatesOfCosts" xlink:to="etr_RealignmentToBaseRatesOfCosts_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RealignmentToBaseRatesOfCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Realignment to base rates of SO2 costs.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RealignmentToBaseRatesOfCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Realignment to base rates of costs</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_RealignmentToBaseRatesOfCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Realignment to base rates of SO2 costs</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RefundToCustomersIncludingInterest" xlink:label="etr_RefundToCustomersIncludingInterest" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RefundToCustomersIncludingInterest" xlink:to="etr_RefundToCustomersIncludingInterest_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RefundToCustomersIncludingInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Refund to customers including interest.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RefundToCustomersIncludingInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Refund to customers including interest</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RequestFiledForRefundOfFuelCostRecoveryOverCollections" xlink:label="etr_RequestFiledForRefundOfFuelCostRecoveryOverCollections" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RequestFiledForRefundOfFuelCostRecoveryOverCollections" xlink:to="etr_RequestFiledForRefundOfFuelCostRecoveryOverCollections_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RequestFiledForRefundOfFuelCostRecoveryOverCollections_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Request filed for refund of fuel cost recovery over-collections.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RequestFiledForRefundOfFuelCostRecoveryOverCollections_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Request filed for refund of fuel cost recovery over collections</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RefundForFuelCostRecovery" xlink:label="etr_RefundForFuelCostRecovery" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RefundForFuelCostRecovery" xlink:to="etr_RefundForFuelCostRecovery_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RefundForFuelCostRecovery_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Refund for fuel cost recovery.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RefundForFuelCostRecovery_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Refund for fuel cost recovery</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="etr_RefundForFuelCostRecovery_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Refund for fuel cost recovery</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_PublicUtilitiesEarnedReturnOnCommonEquity" xlink:label="etr_PublicUtilitiesEarnedReturnOnCommonEquity" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_PublicUtilitiesEarnedReturnOnCommonEquity" xlink:to="etr_PublicUtilitiesEarnedReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PublicUtilitiesEarnedReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Public utilities earned return on common equity.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PublicUtilitiesEarnedReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Public Utilities Earned Return On Common Equity</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PublicUtilitiesEarnedReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Earned return on common equity</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_BasisPointBandwidth" xlink:label="etr_BasisPointBandwidth" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_BasisPointBandwidth" xlink:to="etr_BasisPointBandwidth_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_BasisPointBandwidth_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Earnings bandwidth for gas rates.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_BasisPointBandwidth_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Basis Point Bandwidth</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_EarningsBandwidthBasisPointsWithinBandwidth" xlink:label="etr_EarningsBandwidthBasisPointsWithinBandwidth" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_EarningsBandwidthBasisPointsWithinBandwidth" xlink:to="etr_EarningsBandwidthBasisPointsWithinBandwidth_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_EarningsBandwidthBasisPointsWithinBandwidth_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Earnings bandwidth, basis points within bandwidth</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_EarningsBandwidthBasisPointsWithinBandwidth_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Earnings bandwidth, basis points within bandwidth</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RateReduction" xlink:label="etr_RateReduction" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RateReduction" xlink:to="etr_RateReduction_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RateReduction_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate reduction</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RateReduction_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate reduction</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RateIncrease" xlink:label="etr_RateIncrease" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RateIncrease" xlink:to="etr_RateIncrease_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RateIncrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate Increase</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RateIncrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate Increase</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_RateIncrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate increase</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RateResetIncrease" xlink:label="etr_RateResetIncrease" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RateResetIncrease" xlink:to="etr_RateResetIncrease_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RateResetIncrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate Reset Increase per formula rate plan filings with LPSC.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RateResetIncrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate Reset Increase</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_RateResetIncrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entergy Louisiana rate reset increase</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_CostOfServiceRateChange" xlink:label="etr_CostOfServiceRateChange" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_CostOfServiceRateChange" xlink:to="etr_CostOfServiceRateChange_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_CostOfServiceRateChange_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cost of service rate change uner the formula rate plan</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_CostOfServiceRateChange_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cost of Service Rate Change</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RateDecreaseForIncrementalCapacityCosts" xlink:label="etr_RateDecreaseForIncrementalCapacityCosts" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RateDecreaseForIncrementalCapacityCosts" xlink:to="etr_RateDecreaseForIncrementalCapacityCosts_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RateDecreaseForIncrementalCapacityCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate decrease for incremental capacity costs based on the formula rate plan filing</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RateDecreaseForIncrementalCapacityCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate Decrease for Incremental Capacity Costs</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RateIncreaseForIncrementalCapacityCosts" xlink:label="etr_RateIncreaseForIncrementalCapacityCosts" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RateIncreaseForIncrementalCapacityCosts" xlink:to="etr_RateIncreaseForIncrementalCapacityCosts_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RateIncreaseForIncrementalCapacityCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate increase for incremental capacity costs based on the formula rate plan filing</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RateIncreaseForIncrementalCapacityCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate Increase for Incremental Capacity Costs</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_ElectricBaseRevenueIncrease" xlink:label="etr_ElectricBaseRevenueIncrease" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_ElectricBaseRevenueIncrease" xlink:to="etr_ElectricBaseRevenueIncrease_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ElectricBaseRevenueIncrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Electric base revenue increase based on the formula rate plan filing</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ElectricBaseRevenueIncrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Electric Base Revenue Increase</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_IncreaseInBaseRateReflectingReturnOnCommonEquity" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInBaseRateReflectingReturnOnCommonEquity" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_IncreaseInBaseRateReflectingReturnOnCommonEquity" xlink:to="etr_IncreaseInBaseRateReflectingReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInBaseRateReflectingReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase in base rate reflecting return on common equity.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInBaseRateReflectingReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase In Base Rate Reflecting Return On Common Equity</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RecommendedReductionInReturnOnCurrentRatesByLpscStaff" xlink:label="etr_RecommendedReductionInReturnOnCurrentRatesByLpscStaff" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RecommendedReductionInReturnOnCurrentRatesByLpscStaff" xlink:to="etr_RecommendedReductionInReturnOnCurrentRatesByLpscStaff_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RecommendedReductionInReturnOnCurrentRatesByLpscStaff_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Recommended Reduction In Return On Current Rates By LPSC Staff.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RecommendedReductionInReturnOnCurrentRatesByLpscStaff_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Recommended Reduction In Return On Current Rates By LPSC Staff</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_RecommendedReductionInReturnOnCurrentRatesByLpscStaff_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Recommended reduction in return on current rates by LPSC staff</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RecommendedReductionInRetailRatesOfGasValue" xlink:label="etr_RecommendedReductionInRetailRatesOfGasValue" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RecommendedReductionInRetailRatesOfGasValue" xlink:to="etr_RecommendedReductionInRetailRatesOfGasValue_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RecommendedReductionInRetailRatesOfGasValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Recommended reduction in retail rates of gas value.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RecommendedReductionInRetailRatesOfGasValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Recommended reduction in retail rates of gas value</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_RecommendedReductionInRetailRatesOfGasValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Recommended reduction in return on current rates by LPSC staff</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_ReturnOnCommonEquityOnFormulaRatePlan" xlink:label="etr_ReturnOnCommonEquityOnFormulaRatePlan" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_ReturnOnCommonEquityOnFormulaRatePlan" xlink:to="etr_ReturnOnCommonEquityOnFormulaRatePlan_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ReturnOnCommonEquityOnFormulaRatePlan_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Return on common equity on formula rate plan.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ReturnOnCommonEquityOnFormulaRatePlan_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Return on common equity on formula rate plan</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AuthorizedReturnOnCommonEquity" xlink:label="etr_AuthorizedReturnOnCommonEquity" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AuthorizedReturnOnCommonEquity" xlink:to="etr_AuthorizedReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AuthorizedReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Authorized return on common equity.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AuthorizedReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Authorized return on common equity</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RefundToCustomersPerSettlement" xlink:label="etr_RefundToCustomersPerSettlement" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RefundToCustomersPerSettlement" xlink:to="etr_RefundToCustomersPerSettlement_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RefundToCustomersPerSettlement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Refund To Customers Per Settlement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RefundToCustomersPerSettlement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Refund To Customers Per Settlement</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_RefundToCustomersPerSettlement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Energy settlement refund to customers including interest</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AdditionalRateIncreasePursuantToSpecialRateImplementation" xlink:label="etr_AdditionalRateIncreasePursuantToSpecialRateImplementation" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AdditionalRateIncreasePursuantToSpecialRateImplementation" xlink:to="etr_AdditionalRateIncreasePursuantToSpecialRateImplementation_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AdditionalRateIncreasePursuantToSpecialRateImplementation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Additional rate increase pursuant to a special rate implementation.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AdditionalRateIncreasePursuantToSpecialRateImplementation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Additional rate increase pursuant to a special rate implementation</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_PercentageOfRegulatedShares" xlink:label="etr_PercentageOfRegulatedShares" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_PercentageOfRegulatedShares" xlink:to="etr_PercentageOfRegulatedShares_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PercentageOfRegulatedShares_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Percentage of LPSC regulated share of River bend.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PercentageOfRegulatedShares_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Percentage Of Regulated Shares</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PercentageOfRegulatedShares_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Percentage of LPSC regulated share of River Bend</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_IncreaseInRevenueRequirementForDecommissioning" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInRevenueRequirementForDecommissioning" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_IncreaseInRevenueRequirementForDecommissioning" xlink:to="etr_IncreaseInRevenueRequirementForDecommissioning_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInRevenueRequirementForDecommissioning_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase in the revenue requirement for decommissioning.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInRevenueRequirementForDecommissioning_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase in the revenue requirement for decommissioning</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_ExpectedRetailJurisdictionalCost" xlink:label="etr_ExpectedRetailJurisdictionalCost" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_ExpectedRetailJurisdictionalCost" xlink:to="etr_ExpectedRetailJurisdictionalCost_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ExpectedRetailJurisdictionalCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Expected Retail Jurisdictional Cost</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ExpectedRetailJurisdictionalCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Expected Retail Jurisdictional Cost</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_ExpectedRetailJurisdictionalCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Expected retail jurisdictional cost</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_IncreaseInIncrementalCapacityCosts" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInIncrementalCapacityCosts" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_IncreaseInIncrementalCapacityCosts" xlink:to="etr_IncreaseInIncrementalCapacityCosts_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInIncrementalCapacityCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase in Incremental Capacity costs.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInIncrementalCapacityCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase in Incremental Capacity costs</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RateIncreaseValueToReflectSpecialFormulaRatePlanRateImplementationAdjustment" xlink:label="etr_RateIncreaseValueToReflectSpecialFormulaRatePlanRateImplementationAdjustment" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RateIncreaseValueToReflectSpecialFormulaRatePlanRateImplementationAdjustment" xlink:to="etr_RateIncreaseValueToReflectSpecialFormulaRatePlanRateImplementationAdjustment_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RateIncreaseValueToReflectSpecialFormulaRatePlanRateImplementationAdjustment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate increase value to reflect special formula rate plan rate implementation adjustment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RateIncreaseValueToReflectSpecialFormulaRatePlanRateImplementationAdjustment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate increase value to reflect special formula rate plan rate implementation adjustment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RateDecreaseValueToReflectSpecialFormulaRatePlanRateImplementationAdjustment" xlink:label="etr_RateDecreaseValueToReflectSpecialFormulaRatePlanRateImplementationAdjustment" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RateDecreaseValueToReflectSpecialFormulaRatePlanRateImplementationAdjustment" xlink:to="etr_RateDecreaseValueToReflectSpecialFormulaRatePlanRateImplementationAdjustment_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RateDecreaseValueToReflectSpecialFormulaRatePlanRateImplementationAdjustment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate decrease value to reflect special formula rate plan rate implementation adjustment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RateDecreaseValueToReflectSpecialFormulaRatePlanRateImplementationAdjustment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate decrease value to reflect special formula rate plan rate implementation adjustment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RateIncreaseValueForIncrementalCapacityCosts" xlink:label="etr_RateIncreaseValueForIncrementalCapacityCosts" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RateIncreaseValueForIncrementalCapacityCosts" xlink:to="etr_RateIncreaseValueForIncrementalCapacityCosts_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RateIncreaseValueForIncrementalCapacityCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate increase value for incremental capacity costs.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RateIncreaseValueForIncrementalCapacityCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate increase value for incremental capacity costs</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RevenueDeficiency" xlink:label="etr_RevenueDeficiency" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RevenueDeficiency" xlink:to="etr_RevenueDeficiency_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RevenueDeficiency_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Revenue deficiency.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RevenueDeficiency_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Revenue deficiency</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RevenueAdjustmentCap" xlink:label="etr_RevenueAdjustmentCap" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RevenueAdjustmentCap" xlink:to="etr_RevenueAdjustmentCap_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RevenueAdjustmentCap_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Revenue adjustment cap.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RevenueAdjustmentCap_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Revenue adjustment cap</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_CurrentRateChangeLimitOfRevenues" xlink:label="etr_CurrentRateChangeLimitOfRevenues" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_CurrentRateChangeLimitOfRevenues" xlink:to="etr_CurrentRateChangeLimitOfRevenues_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_CurrentRateChangeLimitOfRevenues_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current Rate Change Limit Of Revenues.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_CurrentRateChangeLimitOfRevenues_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current Rate Change Limit Of Revenues</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_CurrentRateChangeLimitOfRevenues_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current rate change limit of two percent of revenues</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_ProposedRateChangeLimitOfRevenues" xlink:label="etr_ProposedRateChangeLimitOfRevenues" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_ProposedRateChangeLimitOfRevenues" xlink:to="etr_ProposedRateChangeLimitOfRevenues_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ProposedRateChangeLimitOfRevenues_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proposed Rate Change Limit Of Revenues.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ProposedRateChangeLimitOfRevenues_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proposed Rate Change Limit Of Revenues</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_ProposedRateChangeLimitOfRevenues_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proposed rate change limit of four percent of revenues</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_DeferralAsRegulatoryAssetOfLegalExpenses" xlink:label="etr_DeferralAsRegulatoryAssetOfLegalExpenses" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_DeferralAsRegulatoryAssetOfLegalExpenses" xlink:to="etr_DeferralAsRegulatoryAssetOfLegalExpenses_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_DeferralAsRegulatoryAssetOfLegalExpenses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Deferral as regulatory asset of legal expenses.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_DeferralAsRegulatoryAssetOfLegalExpenses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Deferral as regulatory asset of legal expenses</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_GasBaseRevenueIncrease" xlink:label="etr_GasBaseRevenueIncrease" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_GasBaseRevenueIncrease" xlink:to="etr_GasBaseRevenueIncrease_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_GasBaseRevenueIncrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Gas base revenue increase based on the formula rate plan filing</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_GasBaseRevenueIncrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Gas Base Revenue Increase</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_EliminationInCurrentPlanSharing" xlink:label="etr_EliminationInCurrentPlanSharing" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_EliminationInCurrentPlanSharing" xlink:to="etr_EliminationInCurrentPlanSharing_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_EliminationInCurrentPlanSharing_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Sharing included in current formula rate plan with MPSC.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_EliminationInCurrentPlanSharing_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Elimination In Current Plan Sharing</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_EliminationInCurrentPlanSharing_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Eliminating the 50/50 sharing that had been in the plan</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RequestForElectricBaseRevenueDecrease" xlink:label="etr_RequestForElectricBaseRevenueDecrease" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RequestForElectricBaseRevenueDecrease" xlink:to="etr_RequestForElectricBaseRevenueDecrease_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RequestForElectricBaseRevenueDecrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Request for electric base revenue decrease.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RequestForElectricBaseRevenueDecrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Request for electric base revenue decrease</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RequestForGasBaseRevenueIncrease" xlink:label="etr_RequestForGasBaseRevenueIncrease" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RequestForGasBaseRevenueIncrease" xlink:to="etr_RequestForGasBaseRevenueIncrease_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RequestForGasBaseRevenueIncrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Request for gas base revenue increase.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RequestForGasBaseRevenueIncrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Request for gas base revenue increase</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_ElectricBaseRateDecreaseValue" xlink:label="etr_ElectricBaseRateDecreaseValue" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_ElectricBaseRateDecreaseValue" xlink:to="etr_ElectricBaseRateDecreaseValue_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ElectricBaseRateDecreaseValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Electric base rate decrease value.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ElectricBaseRateDecreaseValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Electric base rate decrease value</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_ElectricBaseRateDecreaseValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Electric base rate decrease</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_GasBaseRateDecreaseValue" xlink:label="etr_GasBaseRateDecreaseValue" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_GasBaseRateDecreaseValue" xlink:to="etr_GasBaseRateDecreaseValue_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_GasBaseRateDecreaseValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Gas base rate decrease value.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_GasBaseRateDecreaseValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Gas base rate decrease value</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_GasBaseRateDecreaseValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Gas rate decrease</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_IncrementalElectricBaseRateDecrease" xlink:label="etr_IncrementalElectricBaseRateDecrease" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_IncrementalElectricBaseRateDecrease" xlink:to="etr_IncrementalElectricBaseRateDecrease_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_IncrementalElectricBaseRateDecrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Incremental electric base rate decrease.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_IncrementalElectricBaseRateDecrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Incremental electric base rate decrease</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_IncrementalElectricBaseRateDecrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Incremental electric rate decrease</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_IncrementalGasBaseRateDecrease" xlink:label="etr_IncrementalGasBaseRateDecrease" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_IncrementalGasBaseRateDecrease" xlink:to="etr_IncrementalGasBaseRateDecrease_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_IncrementalGasBaseRateDecrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Incremental gas base rate decrease.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_IncrementalGasBaseRateDecrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Incremental gas base rate decrease</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_IncrementalGasBaseRateDecrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Incremental gas rate decrease</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_DeferredPlantMaintenanceExpense" xlink:label="etr_DeferredPlantMaintenanceExpense" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_DeferredPlantMaintenanceExpense" xlink:to="etr_DeferredPlantMaintenanceExpense_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_DeferredPlantMaintenanceExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Deferred plant maintenance expense.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_DeferredPlantMaintenanceExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Deferred plant maintenance expense</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AmountIncludedInElectricRatesPerYearToFundSmartEnergyEfficiencyProgramsAsPerRateCaseSettlement" xlink:label="etr_AmountIncludedInElectricRatesPerYearToFundSmartEnergyEfficiencyProgramsAsPerRateCaseSettlement" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AmountIncludedInElectricRatesPerYearToFundSmartEnergyEfficiencyProgramsAsPerRateCaseSettlement" xlink:to="etr_AmountIncludedInElectricRatesPerYearToFundSmartEnergyEfficiencyProgramsAsPerRateCaseSettlement_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AmountIncludedInElectricRatesPerYearToFundSmartEnergyEfficiencyProgramsAsPerRateCaseSettlement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount included in electric rates per year to fund the smart energy efficiency programs as per rate case settlement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AmountIncludedInElectricRatesPerYearToFundSmartEnergyEfficiencyProgramsAsPerRateCaseSettlement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount included in electric rates per year to fund the smart energy efficiency programs as per rate case settlement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_IncreaseReflectingReturnOnCommonEquity" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseReflectingReturnOnCommonEquity" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_IncreaseReflectingReturnOnCommonEquity" xlink:to="etr_IncreaseReflectingReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseReflectingReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate Increase requested in Texas rate case.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseReflectingReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase Reflecting Return On Common Equity</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseReflectingReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate Increase requested in Texas rate case</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_EarnedReturnOnCommonEquity" xlink:label="etr_EarnedReturnOnCommonEquity" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_EarnedReturnOnCommonEquity" xlink:to="etr_EarnedReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_EarnedReturnOnCommonEquity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Earned return on common equity.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RevenueRequirementToProvideSupplementalFunding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Revenue requirement to provide supplemental funding.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RevenueRequirementToProvideSupplementalFunding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Revenue requirement to provide supplemental funding</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_IncreaseInInterimRateMaximumDueToTestimonyResults" xlink:to="etr_IncreaseInInterimRateMaximumDueToTestimonyResults_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInInterimRateMaximumDueToTestimonyResults_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase in interim rate maximum due to testimony results.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInInterimRateMaximumDueToTestimonyResults_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase in interim rate maximum due to testimony results</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_InterimRateIncreaseSubjectToRefund_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interim rate increase subject to refund.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_InterimRateIncreaseSubjectToRefund_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interim rate increase subject to refund</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_ElectricBaseRateIncreaseValue" xlink:label="etr_ElectricBaseRateIncreaseValue" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_ElectricBaseRateIncreaseValue" xlink:to="etr_ElectricBaseRateIncreaseValue_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ElectricBaseRateIncreaseValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Electric base rate increase value.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ElectricBaseRateIncreaseValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Electric base rate increase value.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_ElectricBaseRateIncreaseValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Electric rate increase</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AdditionalIncreaseInBaseRateForBillsRenderedFromSpecifiedPeriod" xlink:label="etr_AdditionalIncreaseInBaseRateForBillsRenderedFromSpecifiedPeriod" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AdditionalIncreaseInBaseRateForBillsRenderedFromSpecifiedPeriod" xlink:to="etr_AdditionalIncreaseInBaseRateForBillsRenderedFromSpecifiedPeriod_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AdditionalIncreaseInBaseRateForBillsRenderedFromSpecifiedPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Additional increase in base rate for bills rendered from the specified period.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AdditionalIncreaseInBaseRateForBillsRenderedFromSpecifiedPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Additional increase in base rate for bills rendered from the specified period</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_AdditionalIncreaseInBaseRateForBillsRenderedFromSpecifiedPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Additional Increase in Texas base rates for bills rendered beginning May 2, 2011</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AmountOfDisallowedFuelCostsForSpecifiedPeriodPerSettlement" xlink:label="etr_AmountOfDisallowedFuelCostsForSpecifiedPeriodPerSettlement" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AmountOfDisallowedFuelCostsForSpecifiedPeriodPerSettlement" xlink:to="etr_AmountOfDisallowedFuelCostsForSpecifiedPeriodPerSettlement_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AmountOfDisallowedFuelCostsForSpecifiedPeriodPerSettlement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount of disallowed fuel costs for specified period per settlement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AmountOfDisallowedFuelCostsForSpecifiedPeriodPerSettlement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount of disallowed fuel costs for specified period per settlement</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_AmountOfDisallowedFuelCostsForSpecifiedPeriodPerSettlement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount of disallowed fuel costs for the period April 2007 through June 2009 per settlement with the PUCT</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_IncreaseInBaseRatesForElectricityUsageFromSpecifiedPeriod" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInBaseRatesForElectricityUsageFromSpecifiedPeriod" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_IncreaseInBaseRatesForElectricityUsageFromSpecifiedPeriod" xlink:to="etr_IncreaseInBaseRatesForElectricityUsageFromSpecifiedPeriod_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInBaseRatesForElectricityUsageFromSpecifiedPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase in base rates for electricity usage from specified period.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInBaseRatesForElectricityUsageFromSpecifiedPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase in base rates for electricity usage from specified period</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInBaseRatesForElectricityUsageFromSpecifiedPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase in Texas base rates for electricity usage beginning August 15, 2010</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RiverBendAnnualDecommissioningCostsPerSettlement" xlink:label="etr_RiverBendAnnualDecommissioningCostsPerSettlement" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RiverBendAnnualDecommissioningCostsPerSettlement" xlink:to="etr_RiverBendAnnualDecommissioningCostsPerSettlement_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RiverBendAnnualDecommissioningCostsPerSettlement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">River Bend annual decommissioning costs per settlement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RiverBendAnnualDecommissioningCostsPerSettlement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">River Bend annual decommissioning costs per settlement</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_RiverBendAnnualDecommissioningCostsPerSettlement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">River Bend annual Decommissioning costs per settlement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AmortizationOfRateCaseCosts" xlink:label="etr_AmortizationOfRateCaseCosts" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AmortizationOfRateCaseCosts" xlink:to="etr_AmortizationOfRateCaseCosts_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AmortizationOfRateCaseCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amortization of rate case costs.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AmortizationOfRateCaseCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amortization of rate case costs</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_IncreaseInAnnualFundingForStormReserve" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInAnnualFundingForStormReserve" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_IncreaseInAnnualFundingForStormReserve" xlink:to="etr_IncreaseInAnnualFundingForStormReserve_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInAnnualFundingForStormReserve_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase in Annual Funding for Storm Reserve based on formula rate plan filing</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInAnnualFundingForStormReserve_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase in Annual Funding for Storm Reserve</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RecommendedIncreaseInRateBase" xlink:label="etr_RecommendedIncreaseInRateBase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RecommendedIncreaseInRateBase" xlink:to="etr_RecommendedIncreaseInRateBase_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RecommendedIncreaseInRateBase_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Recommended base rate increase as a result of PUCT Staff filed direct testimony.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RecommendedIncreaseInRateBase_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Recommended Increase in Rate Base</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RevisedIncreaseInRateBaseRequest" xlink:label="etr_RevisedIncreaseInRateBaseRequest" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RevisedIncreaseInRateBaseRequest" xlink:to="etr_RevisedIncreaseInRateBaseRequest_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RevisedIncreaseInRateBaseRequest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Revised base rate increase request filed as part of rebuttal testimony.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RevisedIncreaseInRateBaseRequest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Revised Increase In Rate Base Request</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AmountCollectedFromCustomers" xlink:label="etr_AmountCollectedFromCustomers" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AmountCollectedFromCustomers" xlink:to="etr_AmountCollectedFromCustomers_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AmountCollectedFromCustomers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount collected from customers.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AmountCollectedFromCustomers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount Collected From Customers</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_IncreaseInRevenuesAsResultOfRateChange" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInRevenuesAsResultOfRateChange" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_IncreaseInRevenuesAsResultOfRateChange" xlink:to="etr_IncreaseInRevenuesAsResultOfRateChange_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInRevenuesAsResultOfRateChange_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase in revenues as a result of rate change</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_IncreaseInRevenuesAsResultOfRateChange_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase in revenues as a result of rate change</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_MisoTransitionExpensesInBaseRatesPerPuct" xlink:label="etr_MisoTransitionExpensesInBaseRatesPerPuct" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_MisoTransitionExpensesInBaseRatesPerPuct" xlink:to="etr_MisoTransitionExpensesInBaseRatesPerPuct_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_MisoTransitionExpensesInBaseRatesPerPuct_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">MISO transition expenses in base rates per PUCT</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_MisoTransitionExpensesInBaseRatesPerPuct_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">MISO transition expenses in base rates per PUCT</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_ReductionOfFuelReconciliationRecoveryDueToDisagreementWithLineLossFactorInCalculationPerPuct" xlink:label="etr_ReductionOfFuelReconciliationRecoveryDueToDisagreementWithLineLossFactorInCalculationPerPuct" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_ReductionOfFuelReconciliationRecoveryDueToDisagreementWithLineLossFactorInCalculationPerPuct" xlink:to="etr_ReductionOfFuelReconciliationRecoveryDueToDisagreementWithLineLossFactorInCalculationPerPuct_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ReductionOfFuelReconciliationRecoveryDueToDisagreementWithLineLossFactorInCalculationPerPuct_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reduction of fuel reconciliation recovery due to disagreement with line loss factor in calculation per PUCT</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ReductionOfFuelReconciliationRecoveryDueToDisagreementWithLineLossFactorInCalculationPerPuct_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reduction of fuel reconciliation recovery due to disagreement with line loss factor in calculation per PUCT</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RegulatoryChargeRecordedDueToProbabilityOfNonRecoveryPerPuctOrder" xlink:label="etr_RegulatoryChargeRecordedDueToProbabilityOfNonRecoveryPerPuctOrder" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_RegulatoryChargeRecordedDueToProbabilityOfNonRecoveryPerPuctOrder" xlink:to="etr_RegulatoryChargeRecordedDueToProbabilityOfNonRecoveryPerPuctOrder_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RegulatoryChargeRecordedDueToProbabilityOfNonRecoveryPerPuctOrder_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Regulatory charge recorded due to probability of non-recovery per PUCT order</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RegulatoryChargeRecordedDueToProbabilityOfNonRecoveryPerPuctOrder_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Regulatory charge recorded due to probability of non-recovery per PUCT order</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_PaymentsFromUtilityOperatingCompaniesAsPercentageOfAverageProductionCost" xlink:label="etr_PaymentsFromUtilityOperatingCompaniesAsPercentageOfAverageProductionCost" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_PaymentsFromUtilityOperatingCompaniesAsPercentageOfAverageProductionCost" xlink:to="etr_PaymentsFromUtilityOperatingCompaniesAsPercentageOfAverageProductionCost_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PaymentsFromUtilityOperatingCompaniesAsPercentageOfAverageProductionCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payments from utility operating companies as percentage of average production cost.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PaymentsFromUtilityOperatingCompaniesAsPercentageOfAverageProductionCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payments From Utility Operating Companies As Percentage Of Average Production Cost</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PaymentsFromUtilityOperatingCompaniesAsPercentageOfAverageProductionCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payments from utility operating companies as percentage of average production cost</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_TrappedCostsAtSubsidiary" xlink:label="etr_TrappedCostsAtSubsidiary" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_TrappedCostsAtSubsidiary" xlink:to="etr_TrappedCostsAtSubsidiary_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_TrappedCostsAtSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Trapped costs at subsidiary.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_TrappedCostsAtSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Trapped costs at subsidiary</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_PotentialCostForEntergyArkansasForYears20032004And2006BasedOnIntraSystemBills" xlink:label="etr_PotentialCostForEntergyArkansasForYears20032004And2006BasedOnIntraSystemBills" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_PotentialCostForEntergyArkansasForYears20032004And2006BasedOnIntraSystemBills" xlink:to="etr_PotentialCostForEntergyArkansasForYears20032004And2006BasedOnIntraSystemBills_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PotentialCostForEntergyArkansasForYears20032004And2006BasedOnIntraSystemBills_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Potential cost for Entergy Arkansas for years 2003, 2004, and 2006 based on intra-system bills</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PotentialCostForEntergyArkansasForYears20032004And2006BasedOnIntraSystemBills_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Potential cost for Entergy Arkansas for years 2003, 2004, and 2006 based on intra-system bills</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_PerLpscAmountOfDamagesToBePaidByEntergyArkansasToUtilityOperatingCompanies" xlink:label="etr_PerLpscAmountOfDamagesToBePaidByEntergyArkansasToUtilityOperatingCompanies" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_PerLpscAmountOfDamagesToBePaidByEntergyArkansasToUtilityOperatingCompanies" xlink:to="etr_PerLpscAmountOfDamagesToBePaidByEntergyArkansasToUtilityOperatingCompanies_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PerLpscAmountOfDamagesToBePaidByEntergyArkansasToUtilityOperatingCompanies_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">LPSC claims that the damages that should be paid by Entergy Arkansas to the Utility operating company's customers for 2003, 2004, and 2006</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PerLpscAmountOfDamagesToBePaidByEntergyArkansasToUtilityOperatingCompanies_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Per LPSC, the amount of damages to be paid by Entergy Arkansas to the Utility Operating Companies</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_PerLpscAmountEntergyArkansasShareholdersShouldPayCustomers" xlink:label="etr_PerLpscAmountEntergyArkansasShareholdersShouldPayCustomers" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_PerLpscAmountEntergyArkansasShareholdersShouldPayCustomers" xlink:to="etr_PerLpscAmountEntergyArkansasShareholdersShouldPayCustomers_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PerLpscAmountEntergyArkansasShareholdersShouldPayCustomers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Per LPSC, damages that should be paid by Entergy Arkansas shareholders to Entergy Arkansas customers.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PerLpscAmountEntergyArkansasShareholdersShouldPayCustomers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Per LPSC, Amount Entergy Arkansas Shareholders Should Pay Customers</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PerLpscAmountEntergyArkansasShareholdersShouldPayCustomers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Per LPSC, amount Entergy Arkansas "Shareholders" should pay customers</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_FinancingOrderAuthorizedToIssueStormCostRecoveryBonds" xlink:label="etr_FinancingOrderAuthorizedToIssueStormCostRecoveryBonds" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_FinancingOrderAuthorizedToIssueStormCostRecoveryBonds" xlink:to="etr_FinancingOrderAuthorizedToIssueStormCostRecoveryBonds_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_FinancingOrderAuthorizedToIssueStormCostRecoveryBonds_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financing order authorized to issue storm cost recovery bonds.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_FinancingOrderAuthorizedToIssueStormCostRecoveryBonds_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financing order authorized to issue storm cost recovery bonds</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_FinancingOrderAuthorizedToIssueStormCostRecoveryBonds_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cost recovered through issuance of securitization bonds</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_CarryingCostsIncludingInStormCostRecoveryBonds_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Carrying costs including in storm cost recovery bonds.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RecoverableCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Recoverable costs</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_UnrecoverableStormCostChargedToEarning_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Unrecoverable storm cost charged to earning.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_UnrecoverableStormCostChargedToEarning_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Unrecoverable storm cost charged to earning</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_ReplenishmentAmountForStormReserveSpending" xlink:to="etr_ReplenishmentAmountForStormReserveSpending_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ReplenishmentAmountForStormReserveSpending_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Replenishment amount for storm reserve spending.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ReplenishmentAmountForStormReserveSpending_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Replenishment amount for storm reserve spending</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_MinimumAmountOfBenefitsCommittedToPassOnToCustomers" xlink:to="etr_MinimumAmountOfBenefitsCommittedToPassOnToCustomers_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_MinimumAmountOfBenefitsCommittedToPassOnToCustomers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum amount of benefits committed to pass on to the customers.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_MinimumAmountOfBenefitsCommittedToPassOnToCustomers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum amount of benefits committed to pass on to the customers</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_ProspectiveAnnualRateReductionsForFiveYears" xlink:to="etr_ProspectiveAnnualRateReductionsForFiveYears_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ProspectiveAnnualRateReductionsForFiveYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Prospective Annual rate reductions for five years.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ProspectiveAnnualRateReductionsForFiveYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Prospective Annual rate reductions for five years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_ProspectiveAnnualRateReductionsForFiveYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Prospective Annual rate reductions for five years</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_IssueOfBondByGovernmentAuthority" xlink:label="etr_IssueOfBondByGovernmentAuthority" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_IssueOfBondByGovernmentAuthority" xlink:to="etr_IssueOfBondByGovernmentAuthority_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_IssueOfBondByGovernmentAuthority_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Issue of bond by government authority.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_IssueOfBondByGovernmentAuthority_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Issue of bond by government authority</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AmountTransferToRestrictedEscrowAccountAsStormDamageReserveByCorporation" xlink:label="etr_AmountTransferToRestrictedEscrowAccountAsStormDamageReserveByCorporation" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AmountTransferToRestrictedEscrowAccountAsStormDamageReserveByCorporation" xlink:to="etr_AmountTransferToRestrictedEscrowAccountAsStormDamageReserveByCorporation_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AmountTransferToRestrictedEscrowAccountAsStormDamageReserveByCorporation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount transfer to restricted escrow account as storm damage reserve by corporation.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AmountTransferToRestrictedEscrowAccountAsStormDamageReserveByCorporation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount transfer to restricted escrow account as storm damage reserve by corporation</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AmountTransferredToSubsidiary" xlink:label="etr_AmountTransferredToSubsidiary" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AmountTransferredToSubsidiary" xlink:to="etr_AmountTransferredToSubsidiary_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AmountTransferredToSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount Transferred to subsidiary.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AmountTransferredToSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount Transferred to subsidiary</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_AmountTransferredToSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount Transferred to Entergy Louisiana</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_ProceedFromLoanByGovernmentAuthorityToCorporation" xlink:label="etr_ProceedFromLoanByGovernmentAuthorityToCorporation" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ProceedFromLoanByGovernmentAuthorityToCorporation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceed from loan by government authority to corporation.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ProceedFromLoanByGovernmentAuthorityToCorporation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceed from loan by government authority to corporation</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_ProceedFromLoanByGovernmentAuthorityToCorporation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceed from loan by LCDA to corporation LURC</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="etr_ProceedFromLoanByGovernmentAuthorityToCorporation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from LURC</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_ProvisionsForRateRefundIncludingInterest" xlink:label="etr_ProvisionsForRateRefundIncludingInterest" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_ProvisionsForRateRefundIncludingInterest" xlink:to="etr_ProvisionsForRateRefundIncludingInterest_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ProvisionsForRateRefundIncludingInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Provisions for rate refund including interest.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ProvisionsForRateRefundIncludingInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Provisions for rate refund including interest</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AmountUsedToAcquireMembershipInterestUnitsInWhollyOwnedSubsidiary" xlink:label="etr_AmountUsedToAcquireMembershipInterestUnitsInWhollyOwnedSubsidiary" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AmountUsedToAcquireMembershipInterestUnitsInWhollyOwnedSubsidiary" xlink:to="etr_AmountUsedToAcquireMembershipInterestUnitsInWhollyOwnedSubsidiary_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AmountUsedToAcquireMembershipInterestUnitsInWhollyOwnedSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount used to acquire membership interest units in wholly owned Subsidiary.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AmountUsedToAcquireMembershipInterestUnitsInWhollyOwnedSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount used to acquire membership interest units in wholly owned Subsidiary</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ClassPreferredNonVotingMembershipInterestUnitsAcquiredInWhollyOwnedSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Class preferred non voting membership interest units acquired in wholly owned Subsidiary.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ClassPreferredNonVotingMembershipInterestUnitsAcquiredInWhollyOwnedSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Class preferred non voting membership interest units acquired in wholly owned Subsidiary</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_ClassPreferredNonVotingMembershipInterestUnitsAcquiredInWhollyOwnedSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Class preferred, non-voting, membership interest units</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AnnualDistributionRate" xlink:to="etr_AnnualDistributionRate_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AnnualDistributionRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Annual distribution rate.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AnnualDistributionRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Annual distribution rate</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_LiquidationPricePerUnit" xlink:label="etr_LiquidationPricePerUnit" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_LiquidationPricePerUnit" xlink:to="etr_LiquidationPricePerUnit_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_LiquidationPricePerUnit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liquidation price per unit.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_LiquidationPricePerUnit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liquidation price per unit</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_NetWorthRequiredUnderTermsOfMembershipInterest" xlink:label="etr_NetWorthRequiredUnderTermsOfMembershipInterest" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_NetWorthRequiredUnderTermsOfMembershipInterest" xlink:to="etr_NetWorthRequiredUnderTermsOfMembershipInterest_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_NetWorthRequiredUnderTermsOfMembershipInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net worth required under terms of membership interest.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_NetWorthRequiredUnderTermsOfMembershipInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net worth required under terms of membership interest</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AmountWithdrawnFromRestrictedEscrowAccountAsApprovedByUnitsOfWhollyOwnedSubsidiary" xlink:label="etr_AmountWithdrawnFromRestrictedEscrowAccountAsApprovedByUnitsOfWhollyOwnedSubsidiary" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AmountWithdrawnFromRestrictedEscrowAccountAsApprovedByUnitsOfWhollyOwnedSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount withdrawn from restricted escrow account as approved by units of wholly owned subsidiary.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AmountWithdrawnFromRestrictedEscrowAccountAsApprovedByUnitsOfWhollyOwnedSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount withdrawn from restricted escrow account as approved by units of wholly owned subsidiary</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_ClassPreferredMembershipUnitsSold" xlink:label="etr_ClassPreferredMembershipUnitsSold" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_ClassPreferredMembershipUnitsSold" xlink:to="etr_ClassPreferredMembershipUnitsSold_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ClassPreferredMembershipUnitsSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Class A preferred membership units in EHC sold to third party</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ClassPreferredMembershipUnitsSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Class A Preferred Membership Units Sold</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_ClassPreferredMembershipUnitsSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Class A preferred membership units sold to third party</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ProceedsFromSaleOfPreferredMembershipUnits_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from the sale of EHC Class A preferred membership units to a third party</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_StormRelatedCosts" xlink:label="etr_StormRelatedCosts" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_StormRelatedCosts" xlink:to="etr_StormRelatedCosts_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_StormRelatedCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Storm related costs.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_StormRelatedCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Storm related costs</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AmountReceivedForCdbgFunds" xlink:label="etr_AmountReceivedForCdbgFunds" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AmountReceivedForCdbgFunds" xlink:to="etr_AmountReceivedForCdbgFunds_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AmountReceivedForCdbgFunds_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount received for CDBG funds.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AmountReceivedForCdbgFunds_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount received for CDBG funds</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AmountAuthorizedForStormReserve" xlink:label="etr_AmountAuthorizedForStormReserve" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AmountAuthorizedForStormReserve" xlink:to="etr_AmountAuthorizedForStormReserve_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AmountAuthorizedForStormReserve_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount authorized for storm reserve.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AmountAuthorizedForStormReserve_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount authorized for storm reserve</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_CostIncurredInPlanningEvaluationAndMonitoring" xlink:label="etr_CostIncurredInPlanningEvaluationAndMonitoring" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_CostIncurredInPlanningEvaluationAndMonitoring" xlink:to="etr_CostIncurredInPlanningEvaluationAndMonitoring_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_CostIncurredInPlanningEvaluationAndMonitoring_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cost incurred in planning evaluation and monitoring.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_CostIncurredInPlanningEvaluationAndMonitoring_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cost incurred in planning evaluation and monitoring</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_ChargesAbovePrevailingMarketPrices" xlink:label="etr_ChargesAbovePrevailingMarketPrices" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_ChargesAbovePrevailingMarketPrices" xlink:to="etr_ChargesAbovePrevailingMarketPrices_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ChargesAbovePrevailingMarketPrices_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount above prevailing market prices charged to Texas customers as claimed in class action lawsuit</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ChargesAbovePrevailingMarketPrices_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Charges Above Prevailing Market Prices</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_LowDamagesRangeInTexasLawsuit" xlink:label="etr_LowDamagesRangeInTexasLawsuit" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_CashPaidToTaxingAuthorities" xlink:to="etr_CashPaidToTaxingAuthorities_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_CashPaidToTaxingAuthorities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cash Paid To Taxing Authorities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_CashPaidToTaxingAuthorities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cash Paid To Taxing Authorities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="etr_CashPaidToTaxingAuthorities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits, Cash paid to taxing authorities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_CashPaidToTaxingAuthorities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cash paid to taxing authorities</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsNetOfUnusedTaxAttributesAndPayments" xlink:label="etr_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsNetOfUnusedTaxAttributesAndPayments" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsNetOfUnusedTaxAttributesAndPayments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Unrecognized Tax Benefits Net Of Unused Tax Attributes And Payments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsNetOfUnusedTaxAttributesAndPayments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Unrecognized Tax Benefits Net Of Unused Tax Attributes And Payments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsNetOfUnusedTaxAttributesAndPayments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Unrecognized tax benefits net of unused tax attributes and payments</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable" xlink:to="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_lbl" />
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis" xlink:to="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debt Instrument [Axis]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain" xlink:to="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debt Instrument Name [Domain]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debt Instrument, Name [Domain]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_CreditFacilityMember" xlink:label="etr_CreditFacilityMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_CreditFacilityMember" xlink:to="etr_CreditFacilityMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_CreditFacilityMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Credit facility</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_CreditFacilityMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Credit Facility [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_CreditFacilityMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Credit Facility [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_CommercialPaperProgramMember" xlink:label="etr_CommercialPaperProgramMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_CommercialPaperProgramMember" xlink:to="etr_CommercialPaperProgramMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_CommercialPaperProgramMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial paper program.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_CommercialPaperProgramMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial Paper Program [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_CommercialPaperProgramMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial Paper Program [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems" xlink:to="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debt Instrument [Line Items]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt" xlink:label="us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt" xlink:to="us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Repayments of debt</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Repayment of loan from Entergy Corporation</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity" xlink:to="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount of Facility</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capacity</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_IssuanceOfLettersOfCreditPercentageOfTotalBorrowingCapacity" xlink:label="etr_IssuanceOfLettersOfCreditPercentageOfTotalBorrowingCapacity" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_IssuanceOfLettersOfCreditPercentageOfTotalBorrowingCapacity" xlink:to="etr_IssuanceOfLettersOfCreditPercentageOfTotalBorrowingCapacity_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_IssuanceOfLettersOfCreditPercentageOfTotalBorrowingCapacity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Issuance Of Letters Of Credit Percentage Of Total Borrowing Capacity</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_IssuanceOfLettersOfCreditPercentageOfTotalBorrowingCapacity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Issuance Of Letters Of Credit Percentage Of Total Borrowing Capacity</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_IssuanceOfLettersOfCreditPercentageOfTotalBorrowingCapacity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Issuance of letters of credit, percentage of total borrowing capacity</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage" xlink:to="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate" xlink:to="us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debt, weighted average interest rate</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_ConsolidatedDebtRatio" xlink:label="etr_ConsolidatedDebtRatio" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_ConsolidatedDebtRatio" xlink:to="etr_ConsolidatedDebtRatio_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ConsolidatedDebtRatio_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Consolidated debt ratio.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ConsolidatedDebtRatio_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Consolidated debt ratio</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="etr_ConsolidatedDebtRatio_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Consolidated debt ratio to be maintained or less of its total capitalization as per covenants</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_CommercialPaperProgramLimit" xlink:label="etr_CommercialPaperProgramLimit" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_CommercialPaperProgramLimit" xlink:to="etr_CommercialPaperProgramLimit_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_CommercialPaperProgramLimit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial Paper program limit</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_CommercialPaperProgramLimit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial Paper program limit</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_CommericalPaperAmountOutstanding" xlink:to="etr_CommericalPaperAmountOutstanding_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_CommericalPaperAmountOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commerical Paper Amount Outstanding</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_CommericalPaperAmountOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commerical Paper Amount Outstanding</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeeAsPercentageOfUndrawnCommitmentAmount" xlink:label="etr_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeeAsPercentageOfUndrawnCommitmentAmount" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeeAsPercentageOfUndrawnCommitmentAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Line of credit facility commitment fee as a percentage of undrawn commitment amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeeAsPercentageOfUndrawnCommitmentAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Line of credit facility commitment fee as a percentage of undrawn commitment amount</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_ConsolidatedDebtRatioOfLesseesTotalCapitalization" xlink:label="etr_ConsolidatedDebtRatioOfLesseesTotalCapitalization" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_ConsolidatedDebtRatioOfLesseesTotalCapitalization" xlink:to="etr_ConsolidatedDebtRatioOfLesseesTotalCapitalization_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ConsolidatedDebtRatioOfLesseesTotalCapitalization_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Consolidated debt ratio of lessees total capitalization.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ConsolidatedDebtRatioOfLesseesTotalCapitalization_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Consolidated debt ratio of lessees total capitalization</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage" xlink:to="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interest Rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityTable" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityTable" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityTable" xlink:to="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityTable_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Line of Credit Facility [Table]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLineItems" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLineItems" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLineItems" xlink:to="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLineItems_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_SummaryOfBorrowingsOutstandingAndCapacityAvailableUnderFacilityAbstract" xlink:label="etr_SummaryOfBorrowingsOutstandingAndCapacityAvailableUnderFacilityAbstract" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_SummaryOfBorrowingsOutstandingAndCapacityAvailableUnderFacilityAbstract" xlink:to="etr_SummaryOfBorrowingsOutstandingAndCapacityAvailableUnderFacilityAbstract_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_SummaryOfBorrowingsOutstandingAndCapacityAvailableUnderFacilityAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_SummaryOfBorrowingsOutstandingAndCapacityAvailableUnderFacilityAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Summary Of The Borrowings Outstanding And Capacity Available Under The Facility Abstract</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="etr_SummaryOfBorrowingsOutstandingAndCapacityAvailableUnderFacilityAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount Drawn/ Outstanding</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Borrowings</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_LettersOfCredit" xlink:label="etr_LettersOfCredit" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_LettersOfCredit" xlink:to="etr_LettersOfCredit_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_LettersOfCredit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Letters of credit.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PeriodOfAdditionalLiabilityRelatedWithPurchaseAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Number of years of non-utility nuclear business liability for additional liability, in accordance with the purchase agreement</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PaymentMadePriorToMaturityOnNotePayable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payment made prior to maturity on the note payable</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_MinimumRateOfEquityCapital_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum rate of equity capital.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_MinimumRateOfEquityCapital_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum Rate Of Equity Capital</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_MinimumRateOfEquityCapital_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum rate of equity capital</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_CarryingCostsOnIssuanceOfBondsToRecoverStormDamageRestorationCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Carrying costs on issuance of bonds to recover storm damage restoration costs.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_CarryingCostsOnIssuanceOfBondsToRecoverStormDamageRestorationCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Carrying Costs On Issuance Of Bonds To Recover Storm Damage Restoration Costs</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_CarryingCostsOnIssuanceOfBondsToRecoverStormDamageRestorationCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Carrying costs on issuance of bonds to recover storm damage restoration costs</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_UpFrontFinancingCostsOnIssuanceOfBondsToRecoverStormDamageRestorationCosts" xlink:label="etr_UpFrontFinancingCostsOnIssuanceOfBondsToRecoverStormDamageRestorationCosts" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_UpFrontFinancingCostsOnIssuanceOfBondsToRecoverStormDamageRestorationCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Up front financing costs on issuance of bonds to recover storm damage restoration costs.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_UpFrontFinancingCostsOnIssuanceOfBondsToRecoverStormDamageRestorationCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Up Front Financing Costs On Issuance Of Bonds To Recover Storm Damage Restoration Costs</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_UpFrontFinancingCostsOnIssuanceOfBondsToRecoverStormDamageRestorationCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Up front financing costs on issuance of bonds to recover storm damage restoration costs</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount" xlink:to="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debt Instrument, Face Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Value of non interest bearing first mortgage bonds</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_CouponRateOfStormCostRecoveryBonds" xlink:label="etr_CouponRateOfStormCostRecoveryBonds" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_CouponRateOfStormCostRecoveryBonds_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Coupon rate of storm cost recovery bonds.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_CouponRateOfStormCostRecoveryBonds_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Coupon Rate Of Storm Cost Recovery Bonds</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_CouponRateOfStormCostRecoveryBonds_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Coupon rate of storm cost recovery bonds</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths" xlink:to="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2013</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2014</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree" xlink:to="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2015</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour" xlink:to="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2016</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2017</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AmountOfStormCostRecoveryBondsForTransactionCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount of storm cost recovery bonds for transaction costs.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AmountOfStormCostRecoveryBondsForTransactionCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount Of Storm Cost Recovery Bonds For Transaction Costs</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_AmountOfStormCostRecoveryBondsForTransactionCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount of storm cost recovery bonds for transaction costs</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Deferred income tax benefits</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Total</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term Debt, Type [Axis]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Longterm Debt Type [Domain]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term Debt, Type [Domain]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ValueOfDoeObligationExcludedFromFairValueOfLongTermDebtCalculation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Value of DOE obligation excluded from fair value of long-term debt calculation.</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_ValueOfNotePayableToNypaExcludedFromFairValueOfLongTermDebtCalculation" xlink:label="etr_ValueOfNotePayableToNypaExcludedFromFairValueOfLongTermDebtCalculation" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ValueOfNotePayableToNypaExcludedFromFairValueOfLongTermDebtCalculation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Value of note payable to NYPA excluded from fair value of long-term debt calculation.</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_TrancheThreeFivePointNineThreePercentDueJuneTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember" xlink:label="etr_TrancheThreeFivePointNineThreePercentDueJuneTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_TrancheThreeFivePointNineThreePercentDueJuneTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Tranche A Three Five Point Nine Three Percent Due June Two Thousand Twenty Two [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_TrancheThreeFivePointNineThreePercentDueJuneTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Tranche Three Five Point Nine Three Percent Due June Two Thousand Twenty Two [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_TrancheThreeFivePointNineThreePercentDueJuneTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Tranche A-3 (5.93%) Due June 2022 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_TrancheThreeFourPointThreeEightPercentDueNovemberTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Tranche A Three Four Point Three Eight Percent Due November Two Thousand Twenty Three [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_TrancheThreeFourPointThreeEightPercentDueNovemberTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Tranche Three Four Point Three Eight Percent Due November Two Thousand Twenty Three [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_CouponRateOfSeniorSecuredTransitionBonds_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Coupon rate of senior secured transition bonds.</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_PreferredEquityLineItems" xlink:to="etr_PreferredEquityLineItems_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PreferredEquityLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Equity [Line Items]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PreferredEquityLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Equity [Line Items]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage" xlink:to="us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred stock or preferred membership interests of subsidiaries</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred stock/preferred membership interests rate</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PreferredUnitsOutstanding" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredUnitsOutstanding" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PreferredUnitsOutstanding" xlink:to="us-gaap_PreferredUnitsOutstanding_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredUnitsOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred units outstanding</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredUnitsOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Units, Outstanding</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_PreferredUnitsRedemptionPrice" xlink:label="etr_PreferredUnitsRedemptionPrice" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_PreferredUnitsRedemptionPrice" xlink:to="etr_PreferredUnitsRedemptionPrice_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PreferredUnitsRedemptionPrice_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Units Redemption Price</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PreferredUnitsRedemptionPrice_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Units Redemption Price</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PreferredUnitsRedemptionPrice_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Units, Call Price per Share</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PreferredUnitsRedemptionPrice_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Redeemable redemption price per share</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_PreferredSharesPurchasedBySubsidiaryFromOtherShareholders" xlink:label="etr_PreferredSharesPurchasedBySubsidiaryFromOtherShareholders" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_PreferredSharesPurchasedBySubsidiaryFromOtherShareholders" xlink:to="etr_PreferredSharesPurchasedBySubsidiaryFromOtherShareholders_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PreferredSharesPurchasedBySubsidiaryFromOtherShareholders_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Shares Purchased By Subsidiary From Other Shareholders</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PreferredSharesPurchasedBySubsidiaryFromOtherShareholders_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Shares Purchased By Subsidiary From Other Shareholders</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PreferredSharesPurchasedBySubsidiaryFromOtherShareholders_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Shares purchased by subsidiaries</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_TemporaryEquitySharesAuthorized" xlink:label="us-gaap_TemporaryEquitySharesAuthorized" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_TemporaryEquitySharesAuthorized" xlink:to="us-gaap_TemporaryEquitySharesAuthorized_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_TemporaryEquitySharesAuthorized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Temporary Equity, Shares Authorized</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_TemporaryEquitySharesAuthorized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_TemporaryEquitySharesOutstanding" xlink:label="us-gaap_TemporaryEquitySharesOutstanding" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_TemporaryEquitySharesOutstanding" xlink:to="us-gaap_TemporaryEquitySharesOutstanding_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_TemporaryEquitySharesOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Temporary Equity, Shares Outstanding</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_TemporaryEquitySharesOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_TemporaryEquityCarryingAmountIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests" xlink:label="us-gaap_TemporaryEquityCarryingAmountIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_TemporaryEquityCarryingAmountIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Temporary Equity, Carrying Amount, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_TemporaryEquityCarryingAmountIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Temporary Equity, Carrying Amount, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests, Ending Balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_TemporaryEquityCarryingAmountIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Temporary Equity, Carrying Amount, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests, Beginning Balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_TemporaryEquityCarryingAmountIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, Value</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_TemporaryEquityCarryingAmountIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Temporary Equity, Carrying Amount, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests, Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PreferredStockRedemptionPricePerShare" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockRedemptionPricePerShare" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockRedemptionPricePerShare_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, Redemption Price Per Share</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockRedemptionPricePerShare_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, Call Price per Share</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_PreferredEquityAuthorized" xlink:label="etr_PreferredEquityAuthorized" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_PreferredEquityAuthorized" xlink:to="etr_PreferredEquityAuthorized_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PreferredEquityAuthorized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred equity authorized.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PreferredEquityAuthorized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Equity Authorized</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PreferredEquityAuthorized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Shares/Units, Authorized</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_PreferredEquityOutstanding" xlink:label="etr_PreferredEquityOutstanding" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_PreferredEquityOutstanding" xlink:to="etr_PreferredEquityOutstanding_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PreferredEquityOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred equity outstanding.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PreferredEquityOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Equity Outstanding</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PreferredEquityOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Shares/Units, Outstanding</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_NumberOfYearsForWhichCreditRatesAgreedBySubsidiaryUnderSettlementRelatedToTaxBenefitsFromTaxTreatmentOfPurchasedPowerAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Number Of Years For Which Credit Rates Agreed By Subsidiary Under Settlement Related To Tax Benefits From Tax Treatment Of Purchased Power Agreement</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ResultedCreditRateWithInterestByInternalRevenueServiceSettlement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Resulted credit rate with interest by irs settlement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ResultedCreditRateWithInterestByInternalRevenueServiceSettlement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Resulted Credit Rate With Interest By Internal Revenue Service Settlement</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AmountOfRemainingBenefitsOfTaxCreditByCreditingRatePayers" xlink:label="etr_AmountOfRemainingBenefitsOfTaxCreditByCreditingRatePayers" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AmountOfRemainingBenefitsOfTaxCreditByCreditingRatePayers" xlink:to="etr_AmountOfRemainingBenefitsOfTaxCreditByCreditingRatePayers_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AmountOfRemainingBenefitsOfTaxCreditByCreditingRatePayers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount Of Remaining Benefits Of Tax Credit By Crediting Rate Payers</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AmountOfRemainingBenefitsOfTaxCreditByCreditingRatePayers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount Of Remaining Benefits Of Tax Credit By Crediting Rate Payers</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_MaximumPeriodUpToWhichRemainingBenefitOfTaxAccountingElectionShared_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum Period Up To Which Remaining Benefit Of Tax Accounting Election Shared</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_MaximumPeriodUpToWhichRemainingBenefitOfTaxAccountingElectionShared_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum period up to which remaining benefit of tax accounting election shared</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_InsuranceCoverageForPublicLiability" xlink:label="etr_InsuranceCoverageForPublicLiability" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_InsuranceCoverageForPublicLiability" xlink:to="etr_InsuranceCoverageForPublicLiability_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_InsuranceCoverageForPublicLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Insurance coverage for public liability</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_InsuranceCoverageForPublicLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Insurance coverage for public liability by American Nuclear Insurers</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_MaximumRetrospectiveInsurancePremiumObligationPerReactorPerIncident_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum retrospective insurance premium obligation per reactor per incident.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_MaximumRetrospectiveInsurancePremiumObligationPerReactorPerIncident_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum Retrospective Insurance Premium Obligation Per Reactor Per Incident</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum" xlink:to="us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Maximum</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum total contingent obligation per incident</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_MaximumRetrospectiveInsurancePremiumObligationExcludingSurchargePerReactorPerIncident" xlink:to="etr_MaximumRetrospectiveInsurancePremiumObligationExcludingSurchargePerReactorPerIncident_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_MaximumRetrospectiveInsurancePremiumObligationExcludingSurchargePerReactorPerIncident_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum retrospective insurance premium obligation excluding surcharge per reactor per incident.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_MaximumRetrospectiveInsurancePremiumObligationExcludingSurchargePerReactorPerIncident_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum Retrospective Insurance Premium Obligation Excluding Surcharge Per Reactor Per Incident</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_SurchargeOnMaximumRetrospectivePremium_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate of maximum retrospective premium per year per nuclear power reactor.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_SurchargeOnMaximumRetrospectivePremium_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Surcharge On Maximum Retrospective Premium</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_SurchargeOnMaximumRetrospectivePremium_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Surcharge on maximum retrospective premium</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RateOfMaximumRetrospectivePremiumPerYearPerNuclearPowerReactor" xlink:label="etr_RateOfMaximumRetrospectivePremiumPerYearPerNuclearPowerReactor" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RateOfMaximumRetrospectivePremiumPerYearPerNuclearPowerReactor_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate of maximum retrospective premium per year per nuclear power reactor.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RateOfMaximumRetrospectivePremiumPerYearPerNuclearPowerReactor_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate Of Maximum Retrospective Premium Per Year Per Nuclear Power Reactor</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_RateOfMaximumRetrospectivePremiumPerYearPerNuclearPowerReactor_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rate of maximum retrospective premium per year per nuclear power reactor</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AniCombinedWithSecondaryFinancialProtectionCoverage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Ani Combined With Secondary Financial Protection Coverage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AniCombinedWithSecondaryFinancialProtectionCoverage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Ani Combined With Secondary Financial Protection Coverage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_AniCombinedWithSecondaryFinancialProtectionCoverage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">ANI combined with Secondary Financial Protection Coverage</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AdditionalDamageCoverageForTerroristEvent" xlink:to="etr_AdditionalDamageCoverageForTerroristEvent_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AdditionalDamageCoverageForTerroristEvent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Additional damage coverage for a terrorist event.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AdditionalDamageCoverageForTerroristEvent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Additional Damage Coverage For Terrorist Event</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_AdditionalDamageCoverageForTerroristEvent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Additional damage coverage for a terrorist event</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_NumberOfNuclearReactorIncludedInSecondaryFinancialProtectionProgram" xlink:label="etr_NumberOfNuclearReactorIncludedInSecondaryFinancialProtectionProgram" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_NumberOfNuclearReactorIncludedInSecondaryFinancialProtectionProgram_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Number of nuclear reactor included in secondary financial protection program</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_NumberOfNuclearReactorIncludedInSecondaryFinancialProtectionProgram_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Number Of Nuclear Reactor Included In Secondary Financial Protection Program</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_NumberOfNuclearReactorIncludedInSecondaryFinancialProtectionProgram_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Number of nuclear reactor included in the Secondary Financial Protection program</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_TotalPremiumForReactorUnderSecondaryFinancialProtectionProgram_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total premium for reactor under secondary financial protection program</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_TotalPremiumForReactorUnderSecondaryFinancialProtectionProgram_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Premium For Reactor Under Secondary Financial Protection Program</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_TotalPremiumForReactorUnderSecondaryFinancialProtectionProgram_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total premium for reactor under secondary financial protection program</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_OwnershipPercentageByNonAffiliatedCompanyInVariableInterestEntity" xlink:label="etr_OwnershipPercentageByNonAffiliatedCompanyInVariableInterestEntity" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_OwnershipPercentageByNonAffiliatedCompanyInVariableInterestEntity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Ownership percentage by a non affiliated company in variable interest entity.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_OwnershipPercentageByNonAffiliatedCompanyInVariableInterestEntity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Ownership Percentage By Non Affiliated Company In Variable Interest Entity</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_OwnershipPercentageByNonAffiliatedCompanyInVariableInterestEntity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Ownership percentage by a non-affiliated company in Variable interest entity</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_PropertyInsuranceInsuredAmountPerOccurrence" xlink:label="etr_PropertyInsuranceInsuredAmountPerOccurrence" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PropertyInsuranceInsuredAmountPerOccurrence_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Property Insurance Insured Amount Per Occurrence</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PropertyInsuranceInsuredAmountPerOccurrence_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Property Insurance Insured Amount Per Occurrence</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PropertyInsuranceInsuredAmountPerOccurrence_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Property Insurance insured amount per occurrence</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_PropertyInsuranceDeductiblesPerOccurrence" xlink:label="etr_PropertyInsuranceDeductiblesPerOccurrence" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PropertyInsuranceDeductiblesPerOccurrence_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Property Insurance Deductibles Per Occurrence</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PropertyInsuranceDeductiblesPerOccurrence_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Property Insurance Deductibles Per Occurrence</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PropertyInsuranceDeductiblesPerOccurrence_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Property insurance deductibles per occurrence</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AdditionalDeductiblePercentage" xlink:label="etr_AdditionalDeductiblePercentage" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AdditionalDeductiblePercentage" xlink:to="etr_AdditionalDeductiblePercentage_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_MaximumConventionalPropertyInsuranceCoverageOnEachAndEveryLossBasis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum Conventional property insurance Coverage on an each and every loss basis.</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_SelfInsuredRetentionPerOccurrence" xlink:to="etr_SelfInsuredRetentionPerOccurrence_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_SelfInsuredRetentionPerOccurrence_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Self Insured Retention Per Occurrence</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_SelfInsuredRetentionPerOccurrence_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Self Insured Retention Per Occurrence</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_ConventionalPropertyInsuranceMinimumValueOfAssetsCovered" xlink:label="etr_ConventionalPropertyInsuranceMinimumValueOfAssetsCovered" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ConventionalPropertyInsuranceMinimumValueOfAssetsCovered_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Conventional Property Insurance, Minimum Value Of Assets Covered</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ConventionalPropertyInsuranceMinimumValueOfAssetsCovered_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Conventional Property Insurance, Minimum Value Of Assets Covered</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_ConventionalPropertyInsuranceMinimumValueOfAssetsCovered_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum value of power plants, substations to be covered under conventional property insurance</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AmountOfAdditionalInsuranceCoveragePerOccurrence_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount Of Additional Insurance Coverage Per Occurrence</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AmountOfAdditionalInsuranceCoveragePerOccurrence_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount Of Additional Insurance Coverage Per Occurrence</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_AmountOfAdditionalInsuranceCoveragePerOccurrence_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount of additional insurance coverage per occurrence</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_PurchaseOfTerrorismInsuranceCoverage" xlink:label="etr_PurchaseOfTerrorismInsuranceCoverage" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_PurchaseOfTerrorismInsuranceCoverage" xlink:to="etr_PurchaseOfTerrorismInsuranceCoverage_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PurchaseOfTerrorismInsuranceCoverage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Purchase Of Terrorism Insurance Coverage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PurchaseOfTerrorismInsuranceCoverage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Purchase Of Terrorism Insurance Coverage</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber" xlink:label="us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Number of asbestos lawsuits</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_DeductiblesAfterAdditionalCoveragePurchased_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Deductibles After Additional Coverage Purchased</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_DeductiblesAfterAdditionalCoveragePurchased_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Deductible after additional coverage purchased</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfPlaintiffs" xlink:label="us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfPlaintiffs" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfPlaintiffs_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ValueOfPropertiesThatDoNotQualifyForLowDeductiblevalueOfPropertiesThatDoNotQualifyForLowDeductible_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Value Of Properties That Do Not Qualify For Low Deductible</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PercentageOfCapacityAndEnergyAgreedToSellFromVariableInterestEntityToOtherSubsidiaries_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Percentage Of Capacity And Energy Agreed To Sell From Variable Interest Entity To Other Subsidiaries</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PercentageOfCapacityAndEnergyAgreedToSellFromVariableInterestEntityToOtherSubsidiaries_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Percentage of capacity and energy agreed to sell by system energy from grand gulf</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AverageMonthlyPaymentsUnderUnitPowerSalesAgreement" xlink:label="etr_AverageMonthlyPaymentsUnderUnitPowerSalesAgreement" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AverageMonthlyPaymentsUnderUnitPowerSalesAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Average Monthly Payments Under Unit Power Sales Agreement</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AverageMonthlyPaymentsUnderUnitPowerSalesAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Average Monthly Payments Under Unit Power Sales Agreement</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_AverageMonthlyPaymentsUnderUnitPowerSalesAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Average monthly payments under unit power sales agreement</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PurchasedPercentageOfCapacityAndEnergyBasedOnAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Purchased Percentage Of Capacity And Energy Based On Agreement</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PurchasedPercentageOfCapacityAndEnergyBasedOnAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Purchased Percentage Of Capacity And Energy Based On Agreement</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PurchasedPercentageOfCapacityAndEnergyBasedOnAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Purchased percentage of capacity and energy based on agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AmortizationPeriodOfCost" xlink:label="etr_AmortizationPeriodOfCost" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AmortizationPeriodOfCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amortization period of cost.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AmortizationPeriodOfCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amortization Period Of Cost</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_AmortizationPeriodOfCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amortization period of cost</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AllocatedAmortizationCostInPercentage" xlink:label="etr_AllocatedAmortizationCostInPercentage" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AllocatedAmortizationCostInPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allocated Amortization Cost In Percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AllocatedAmortizationCostInPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allocated Amortization Cost In Percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_AllocatedAmortizationCostInPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allocated amortization cost in percentage</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionGrossProceeds" xlink:label="us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionGrossProceeds" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionGrossProceeds_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Sale Leaseback Transaction, Gross Proceeds</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionGrossProceeds_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">sold and leased back undivided ownership interests in Grand Gulf</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_RatioOfDebtToTotalLiabilitiesAndEquity" xlink:label="etr_RatioOfDebtToTotalLiabilitiesAndEquity" />
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_AssetRetirementObligationsLineItems" xlink:label="etr_AssetRetirementObligationsLineItems" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AssetRetirementObligationsLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Asset Retirement Obligation, Total</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Asset Retirement Obligation, Accretion Expense</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accretion</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesSettled_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Spending</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_UnitsOneAndTwoOfArkansasNuclearOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Units One And Two Of Arkansas Nuclear One [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_UnitsOneAndTwoOfArkansasNuclearOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">ANO 1 and ANO 2 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RiverBendStationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">River Bend Station [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RiverBendStationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">River Bend Station [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_RiverBendStationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">River Bend [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_UnitNumberThreeNuclearOfWaterfordSteamElectricStationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Unit Number Three Nuclear Of The Waterford Steam Electric Station [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_UnitNumberThreeNuclearOfWaterfordSteamElectricStationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Waterford 3 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_UnitNumberOneOfGrandGulfNuclearStationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Unit Number One Of Grand Gulf Nuclear Station [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_UnitNumberOneOfGrandGulfNuclearStationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Unit Number One Of Grand Gulf Nuclear Station [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DecommissioningTrustAssetsAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Decommissioning Trust Fair Values</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rent Expense</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Net, Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rent expense</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_PaymentsForRailcarOperatingLease" xlink:to="etr_PaymentsForRailcarOperatingLease_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_ExpirationPeriodOfSaleAndLeaseBackTransaction_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Expiration period of sale and lease back transaction</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_MinimumPercentageOfAdjustedCapitalizationToBeMaintainedAsTotalEquityCapital_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum Percentage Of Adjusted Capitalization To Be Maintained As Total Equity Capital</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_MinimumPercentageOfAdjustedCapitalizationToBeMaintainedAsTotalEquityCapital_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum percentage of adjusted capitalization to be maintained as total equity capital</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_MinimumFixedChargeCoverageRatioToBeMaintained_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio to be maintained</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_MinimumFixedChargeCoverageRatioToBeMaintained_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio to be maintained</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_RollingPeriodOfFixedChargeCoverageRatio_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rolling Period Of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_RollingPeriodOfFixedChargeCoverageRatio_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rolling Period Of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_RollingPeriodOfFixedChargeCoverageRatio_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Rolling period of fixed charge coverage ratio</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_ImplicitRateOfFutureMinimumLeasePayments" xlink:to="etr_ImplicitRateOfFutureMinimumLeasePayments_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_ImplicitRateOfFutureMinimumLeasePayments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Implicit rate of future minimum lease payments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_ImplicitRateOfFutureMinimumLeasePayments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Implicit Rate Of Future Minimum Lease Payments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_ImplicitRateOfFutureMinimumLeasePayments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Implicit rate of future minimum lease payments</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Next Twelve Months</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2013, Operating Leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Two Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2014, Operating Leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Three Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2015, Operating Leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Four Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2016, Operating Leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Five Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2017, Operating Leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter" xlink:to="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due Thereafter</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Years thereafter, Operating Leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue" xlink:to="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum lease payments, Operating Leases</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum lease payments, Operating Leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsPresentValueOfNetMinimum" xlink:label="etr_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsPresentValueOfNetMinimum" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsPresentValueOfNetMinimum" xlink:to="etr_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsPresentValueOfNetMinimum_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsPresentValueOfNetMinimum_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Operating leases future minimum payments present value of net minimum</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsPresentValueOfNetMinimum_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Present Value Of Net Minimum</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsPresentValueOfNetMinimum_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Present value of net minimum lease payments, Operating Leases</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="etr_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsPresentValueOfNetMinimum_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Present value of net minimum lease payments, Operating Leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Next Twelve Months</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2013, Capital Leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due in Two Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2014, Capital Leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due in Three Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2015, Capital Leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due in Four Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2016, Capital Leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due in Five Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2017, Capital Leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Years thereafter, Capital Leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum lease payments, Capital Leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsInterestIncludedInPayments" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsInterestIncludedInPayments" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsInterestIncludedInPayments" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsInterestIncludedInPayments_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsInterestIncludedInPayments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Interest Included in Payments</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsPresentValueOfNetMinimumPayments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Present Value of Net Minimum Payments</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinOneYear" xlink:to="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinOneYear_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinOneYear_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum Lease Payments, Sale Leaseback Transactions, Next Twelve Months</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinOneYear_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2013</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinTwoYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinTwoYears" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinTwoYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinTwoYears_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinTwoYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum Lease Payments, Sale Leaseback Transactions, within Two Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinTwoYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2014</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinThreeYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinThreeYears" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinThreeYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinThreeYears_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinThreeYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum Lease Payments, Sale Leaseback Transactions, within Three Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinThreeYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2015</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinFourYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinFourYears" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinFourYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinFourYears_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinFourYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum Lease Payments, Sale Leaseback Transactions, within Four Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinFourYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2016</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinFiveYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinFiveYears" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinFiveYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinFiveYears_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinFiveYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum Lease Payments, Sale Leaseback Transactions, within Five Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactionsWithinFiveYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2017</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum Lease Payments, Sale Leaseback Transactions</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestPortionOfMinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interest Portion of Minimum Lease Payments, Sale Leaseback Transactions</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestPortionOfMinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Less: Amount representing interest</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PresentValueOfFutureMinimumLeasePaymentsSaleLeasebackTransactions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Present value of net minimum lease payments</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Defined Benefit Plan by Plan Asset Categories [Axis]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PlanAssetCategoriesDomain" xlink:label="us-gaap_PlanAssetCategoriesDomain" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_DomesticEquitySecuritiesMember" xlink:to="etr_DomesticEquitySecuritiesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_DomesticEquitySecuritiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Domestic Equity Securities [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_DomesticEquitySecuritiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Domestic Equity Securities [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_DomesticEquitySecuritiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Domestic Equity Securities [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_InternationalEquitySecuritiesMember" xlink:to="etr_InternationalEquitySecuritiesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_InternationalEquitySecuritiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">International Equity Securities [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_InternationalEquitySecuritiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">International Equity Securities [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_InternationalEquitySecuritiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">International Equity Securities [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_DefinedBenefitPlanByRetireeCategoriesAxis" xlink:label="etr_DefinedBenefitPlanByRetireeCategoriesAxis" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_DefinedBenefitPlanByRetireeCategoriesAxis" xlink:to="etr_DefinedBenefitPlanByRetireeCategoriesAxis_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_DefinedBenefitPlanByRetireeCategoriesAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Defined Benefit Plan By Retiree Categories [Axis]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_DefinedBenefitPlanByRetireeCategoriesAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Defined Benefit Plan By Retiree Categories [Axis]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_DefinedBenefitPlanByRetireeCategoriesDomain" xlink:label="etr_DefinedBenefitPlanByRetireeCategoriesDomain" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_DefinedBenefitPlanByRetireeCategoriesDomain" xlink:to="etr_DefinedBenefitPlanByRetireeCategoriesDomain_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_DefinedBenefitPlanByRetireeCategoriesDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Defined Benefit Plan By Retiree Categories [Domain]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_DefinedBenefitPlanByRetireeCategoriesDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Defined Benefit Plan By Retiree Categories [Domain]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_DefinedBenefitPlanByRetireeCategoriesDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Defined Benefit Plan By Retiree Categories [Domain]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_PreSixtyFiveRetireesMember" xlink:to="etr_PreSixtyFiveRetireesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PreSixtyFiveRetireesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Pre Sixty Five Retirees [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PreSixtyFiveRetireesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Pre Sixty Five Retirees [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PreSixtyFiveRetireesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Pre-65 Retirees [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_PostSixtyFiveRetireesMember" xlink:to="etr_PostSixtyFiveRetireesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PostSixtyFiveRetireesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Post Sixty Five Retirees [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PostSixtyFiveRetireesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Post Sixty Five Retirees [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PostSixtyFiveRetireesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Post-65 Retirees [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_EntergyGulfStatesMember" xlink:label="etr_EntergyGulfStatesMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_EntergyGulfStatesMember" xlink:to="etr_EntergyGulfStatesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_EntergyGulfStatesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entergy Gulf States [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_EntergyGulfStatesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entergy Gulf States [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_EntergyGulfStatesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entergy Gulf States [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_QualifiedPensionPlansMember" xlink:label="etr_QualifiedPensionPlansMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_QualifiedPensionPlansMember" xlink:to="etr_QualifiedPensionPlansMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_QualifiedPensionPlansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Qualified Pension Plans [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_QualifiedPensionPlansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Qualified Pension Plans [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_QualifiedPensionPlansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Qualified Pension Plans [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_OtherPostretirementBenefitsMember" xlink:to="etr_OtherPostretirementBenefitsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_OtherPostretirementBenefitsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_OtherPostretirementBenefitsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_OtherPostretirementBenefitsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="etr-20121231.xsd#etr_QualifiedPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansMember" xlink:label="etr_QualifiedPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_QualifiedPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansMember" xlink:to="etr_QualifiedPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_QualifiedPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Qualified Pension And Other Postretirement Plans [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_QualifiedPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Qualified Pension And Other Postretirement Plans [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_QualifiedPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Qualified Pension And Other Postretirement Plans [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_AccumulatedPensionBenefitObligationMember" xlink:to="etr_AccumulatedPensionBenefitObligationMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AccumulatedPensionBenefitObligationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accumulated Pension Benefit Obligation [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_AccumulatedPensionBenefitObligationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accumulated Pension Benefit Obligation [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_AccumulatedPensionBenefitObligationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accumulated Pension Benefit Obligation [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="etr_DefinedContributionPlansMember" xlink:to="etr_DefinedContributionPlansMember_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsOtherPendingTransactions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Defined Benefit Plan Fair Value Of Plan Assets Other Pending Transactions</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsOtherPendingTransactions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Defined Benefit Plan Fair Value Of Plan Assets Other Pending Transactions</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsOtherPendingTransactions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other pending transactions</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsOtherPostretirementAssetsIncludedInTotalInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Defined Benefit Plan Fair Value Of Plan Assets Other Postretirement Assets Included In Total Investments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsOtherPostretirementAssetsIncludedInTotalInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Defined Benefit Plan Fair Value Of Plan Assets Other Postretirement Assets Included In Total Investments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsOtherPostretirementAssetsIncludedInTotalInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Less: Other postretirement assets included in total investments</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_OtherPostretirementBenefitObligationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Postretirement Benefit Obligations [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_OtherPostretirementBenefitObligationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Postretirement Benefit Obligations [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_OtherPostretirementBenefitObligationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Postretirement Benefit Obligations [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Estimated Future Benefits Payments, 2013</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Two</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Estimated Future Benefits Payments, 2015</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Four</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Five</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Estimated Future Benefits Payments, 2017</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Estimated Future Benefits Payments, 2018 - 2022</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PrescriptionDrugSubsidyReceiptsNextTwelveMonths_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Prescription Drug Subsidy Receipts, Next Twelve Months</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PrescriptionDrugSubsidyReceiptsNextTwelveMonths_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Estimated Future Medicare Subsidy Receipts, 2013</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PrescriptionDrugSubsidyReceiptsYearTwo1" xlink:label="us-gaap_PrescriptionDrugSubsidyReceiptsYearTwo1" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PrescriptionDrugSubsidyReceiptsYearTwo1_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Prescription Drug Subsidy Receipts, Year Two</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PrescriptionDrugSubsidyReceiptsYearTwo1_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Estimated Future Medicare Subsidy Receipts, 2014</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PrescriptionDrugSubsidyReceiptsYearThree1" xlink:label="us-gaap_PrescriptionDrugSubsidyReceiptsYearThree1" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PriceUnderPpaLowerRangePerMwh_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Price under PPA, lower range, per MWh.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PriceUnderPpaLowerRangePerMwh_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Price Under PPA Lower Range Per MWH</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PriceUnderPpaUpperRangePerMwh_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Price under PPA, upper range, per Mwh.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PriceUnderPpaUpperRangePerMwh_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Price Under PPA Upper Range Per MWH</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_AveragePriceUnderPpa_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Average price under PPA</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PreferredMembershipInterestsSeriesaEightPointTwoFivePercentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Membership Interests Seriesa Eight Point Two Five Percent [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PreferredStockCumulativeOneHundredDollarParValueFourPointSevenTwoPercentSeriesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock Cumulative One Hundred Dollar Par Value Four Point Seven Two Percent Series [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PreferredStockCumulativeOneHundredDollarParValueFourPointSevenTwoPercentSeriesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, Cumulative $100 Par Value, 4.72% Series [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PreferredStockCumulativeOneHundredDollarParValueFourPointSevenFivePercentSeriesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock Cumulative One Hundred Dollar Par Value Four Point Seven Five Percent Series [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PreferredStockCumulativeOneHundredDollarParValueFourPointSevenFivePercentSeriesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, Cumulative $100 Par Value, 4.75% Series [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PreferredStockFourPointThreeTwoPercentToSixPointFourFivePercentSeriesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, Four Point Three Two Percent To Six Point Four Five Percent Series [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PreferredStockFourPointThreeTwoPercentToSixPointFourFivePercentSeriesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock Four Point Three Two Percent To Six Point Four Five Percent Series [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PreferredStockFourPointThreeTwoPercentToSixPointFourFivePercentSeriesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, 4.32% - 6.45% Series [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PreferredMembershipInterestsSixPointNineFivePercentSeriesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Membership Interests, Six Point Nine Five Percent Series [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PreferredMembershipInterestsSixPointNineFivePercentSeriesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Membership Interests Six Point Nine Five Percent Series [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PreferredMembershipInterestsSixPointNineFivePercentSeriesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Membership Interests, 6.95% Series [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PreferredStockFourPointThreeSixPercentToSixPointTwoFivePercentSeriesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, Four Point Three Six Percent To Six Point Two Five Percent Series [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PreferredStockFourPointThreeSixPercentToSixPointTwoFivePercentSeriesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock Four Point Three Six Percent To Six Point Two Five Percent Series [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PreferredStockFourPointThreeSixPercentToSixPointTwoFivePercentSeriesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, 4.36% - 6.25% Series [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PreferredStockFourPointThreeSixPercentToFivePointFiveSixPercentSeriesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, Four Point Three Six Percent To Five Point Five Six Percent Series [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="etr_PreferredStockFourPointThreeSixPercentToFivePointFiveSixPercentSeriesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock Four Point Three Six Percent To Five Point Five Six Percent Series [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="etr_PreferredStockFourPointThreeSixPercentToFivePointFiveSixPercentSeriesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, 4.36% - 5.56% Series [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="etr_PreferredStockEightPointNineFivePercentRateMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, Eight Point Nine Five Percent Rate [Member]</label>
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