SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                        Washington, D.C.  20549

                               FORM 8-K
                            CURRENT REPORT

                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                    Securities Exchange Act of 1934


     Date of Report (Date earliest event reported) August 13, 2002


Commission   Registrant, State of Incorporation,     I.R.S. Employer
File Number  Address and Telephone Number            Identification No.

1-11299      ENTERGY CORPORATION                     72-1229752
             (a Delaware corporation)
             639 Loyola Avenue
             New Orleans, Louisiana  70113
             Telephone (504) 576-4000






Form 8-K


Item 9.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

      The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the
exhibits  listed  below,  is being furnished, not  filed,  pursuant  to
Regulation  FD.  The information in this report and  in  such  exhibits
shall  not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement
filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

      On  August  13, 2002, pursuant to an Order of the Securities  and
Exchange Commission, Entergy Corporation's principal executive  officer
and  principal  financial officer each filed with  the  SEC  a  written
statement,  under oath, as to the accuracy of certain of the  company's
filings previously made with the SEC under the Securities Exchange  Act
of  1934, as amended. The written statements and a press release issued
by the company are attached as exhibits to this report.

     99.1 Certificate of J. Wayne Leonard, principal executive officer.

     99.2 Certificate of C. John Wilder, principal financial officer.

     99.3 Release, dated August 13, 2002, issued by Entergy.








                               SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        Entergy Corporation


                                        By:  /s/ Nathan E. Langston
                                             Nathan E. Langston
                                             Senior Vice President and
                                             Chief Accounting Officer



Dated: August 13, 2002