Exhibit 12(b)
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C.
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends
						31-Mar
	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Fixed charges, as defined:
Total Interest charges	$163,409	$131,197	$118,243	$101,318	$84,356	$84,062
Interest applicable to rentals	8,773	9,197	3,767	2,204	2,309	2,199
Total fixed charges, as defined	172,182	140,394	122,010	103,522	86,665	86,261
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)	6,514	1,151	1,306	1,006	1,341	$1,341
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined	$178,696	$141,545	$123,316	$104,528	$88,006	$87,602
Earnings as defined:
Income from continuing operations before extraordinary items and
the cumulative effect of accounting changes	$182,382	$99,900	$153,281	$174,319	$201,604	$183,343
Add:
Income Taxes	134,098	102,064	88,951	92,297	89,736	$82,417
Fixed charges as above	172,182	140,394	122,010	103,522	86,665	86,261
Total earnings, as defined	$488,662	$342,358	$364,242	$370,138	$378,005	$352,021
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined	2.84	2.44	2.99	3.58	4.36	4.08
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred dividends, as defined	2.73	2.42	2.95	3.54	4.30	4.02
(a) "Preferred dividends," as defined by SEC regulation S-K, are computed by dividing the preferred dividend
requirement by one hundred percent (100%) minus the income tax rate.