Income Statements (ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	$ 8,673,517		$ 8,740,637		$ 7,880,016
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	2,492,714		2,518,582		2,309,831
Purchased power	1,564,967		1,659,416		1,395,203
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	255,618		256,123		241,310
Other operation and maintenance	2,867,758		2,969,402		2,750,810
Decommissioning	190,595		211,736		199,063
Taxes other than income taxes	536,026		534,299		503,859
Depreciation and amortization	1,102,202		1,069,894		1,082,775
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	205,959		44,921		(21,727)
TOTAL	9,215,839		9,264,373		8,461,124
OPERATING INCOME	2,013,234		2,267,377		2,284,526
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	84,305		59,381		59,545
Interest and investment income	129,134		185,455		236,628
Miscellaneous - net	(59,271)		(48,124)		(40,396)
TOTAL	154,028		195,334		169,708
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	551,521		610,146		603,679
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(37,894)		(34,979)		(33,235)
TOTAL	513,627		575,167		570,444
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	1,653,635		1,887,544		1,883,790
Income taxes (benefits)	286,263		617,239		632,740
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	1,367,372	[1]	1,270,305	[1]	1,251,050	[1]
Preferred dividend requirements and other	20,933		20,063		19,958
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK/ EQUITY	1,346,439		1,250,242		1,231,092
Entergy Louisiana [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	2,508,915		2,538,766		2,183,586
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	596,808		667,744		428,904
Purchased power	843,099		847,464		782,235
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	27,903		24,955		21,895
Other operation and maintenance	470,783		432,341		401,898
Decommissioning	24,658		22,960		21,377
Taxes other than income taxes	69,769		68,687		66,627
Depreciation and amortization	206,986		198,133		203,791
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	182,800		(20,192)		(7,561)
TOTAL	2,422,806		2,242,092		1,919,166
OPERATING INCOME	86,109		296,674		264,420
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	33,033		26,875		27,990
Interest and investment income	87,487		80,007		75,522
Miscellaneous - net	(3,520)		(4,043)		(4,425)
TOTAL	117,000		102,839		99,087
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	116,803		119,484		103,671
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(17,406)		(17,952)		(18,059)
TOTAL	99,397		101,532		85,612
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	103,712		297,981		277,895
Income taxes (benefits)	(370,211)		66,546		45,050
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	473,923		231,435		232,845
Preferred dividend requirements and other	6,950		6,950		6,950
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK/ EQUITY	$ 466,973		$ 224,485		$ 225,895

[1] Consolidated net income and preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries for 2011, 2010 and 2009 include $13.3 million of preferred dividends on subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund that is not presented as equity.