Exhibit H

          Proposed Form of Federal Register Notice

     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

     (Release No. 35-_____)

     Filings under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935, as amended ("Act")

     June __, 2002

     Notice is hereby given that the following filing(s)
has/have been made with the Commission pursuant to
provisions of the Act and rules promulgated thereunder.  All
interested persons are referred to the application(s) and/or
declaration(s) for complete statements of the proposed
transaction(s) summarized below.  The application(s) and/or
declaration(s) and any amendments thereto is/are available
for public inspection through the Commission's Office of
Public Reference.

     Interested persons wishing to comment or request a
hearing on the application(s) and/or declaration(s) should
submit their views in writing by June __, 2002 to the
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 5th
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and serve a copy on
the relevant applicant(s) and/or declarant(s) at the
address(es) as specified below.  Proof of service (by
affidavit or, in case of an attorney at law, by certificate)
should be filed with the request.  Any request for hearing
shall identify specifically the issues of fact or law that
are disputed.  A person who so requests will be notified of
any hearing, if ordered, and will receive a copy of any
notice or order issued in the matter.  After June __, 2002,
the application(s) and/or declaration(s), as filed or as
amended, may be granted and/or permitted to become
effective.

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     ENTERGY CORPORATION (70-9749)

     Entergy Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("Entergy"), 639 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana
70113, has filed an application-declaration pursuant to
Sections 6(a), 7, 9(a), 10 and 12(c) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended (the "Act"), and
Rules 46, 52 and 62 thereunder.

     By order of the Commission dated April 3, 2001 (Holding
Co. Act Release No. 35-27371) (the "2001 Order"), Entergy
has authority to issue and sell through June 30, 2004 short-
term debt in the form of notes to banks or commercial paper
that in the aggregate will not exceed an outstanding
principal amount of $1.5 billion.

     Entergy is seeking approval through Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to File No. 70-9749 to issue and sell
through June 30, 2004 additional unsecured short-term
indebtedness having maturities of one year or less in an
aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to
exceed $2 billion.

     Entergy will use the proceeds from the financings
authorized by the Commission in File No. 70-9749 for general
corporate purposes, including (i) financing, in part,
investments by and capital expenditures of Entergy and its
Subsidiaries, (ii) the repayment, redemption, refunding or
purchase by Entergy of any of its securities pursuant to
Rule 42, and (iii) financing working capital requirements of
Entergy and its Subsidiaries.