UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
In the Matter of
ENTERGY CORPORATION CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO
File No. 70-8839 RULE 24
(Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935)
This is to certify, pursuant to Rule 24 under the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, that
for the quarter ended September 30, 1996, the transaction
updated below, proposed by Energy Corporation ("Company") in
the Application-Declaration on Form U-1, as amended, in the
above referenced File ("Application-Declaration"), has been
carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions of,
and for the purposes represented by the Application-
Declaration and pursuant to the Order of the Securities and
Exchange Commission dated June 6, 1996 (Release No. 35-
26528) with respect thereto.
Through September 30, 1996, pursuant to its
Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, the Company
sold 1,437,908 new shares of its common stock at an average
price of $25.64 per share (including the discount applicable
to shares purchased pursuant to waivers) with resulting
proceeds of $36,872,438.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused
this certificate to be executed this 9th day of October,
1996.
ENTERGY CORPORATION
By: /s/ William J. Regan, Jr.
William J. Regan, Jr.
Vice President and Treasurer
