SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM U-6B-2
Certificate of Notification
Certificate is filed by:
Entergy Arkansas, Inc. ("EAI")
425 West Capitol Avenue
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
This certificate is notice that the above-named company has
issued, renewed or guaranteed the security or securities
described herein which issue, renewal or guaranty was exempted
from the provisions of Section 6(a) of the Act and was neither
the subject of a declaration or application on Form U-1 nor
included within the exemption provided by Rule 48.
1. Type of security or securities:
The Loan Agreement executed by EAI and Jefferson
County, Arkansas (the "County") pursuant to which
the County loaned and EAI will repay on an
installment basis the net proceeds of the sale and
issuance by the County of $45,500,000 Pollution
Control Revenue Refunding Bonds (Entergy Arkansas,
Inc. Project) Series 1997 ("The Bonds").
2. Issue, renewal or guaranty:
Guaranty.
3. Principal amount of each security:
The Bonds: $45,500,000 aggregate principal amount.
4. Rate of interest per annum of each security:
The Bonds: 5.60% per annum.
5. Date of issue, renewal or guaranty of each security:
The Loan Agreement: December 1, 1997.
The Bonds: December 17, 1997
6. If renewal of security, give date of original issue:
Not applicable.
7. Date of maturity of each security:
The Bonds: October 1, 2017.
8. Name of the person to whom each security was issued,
renewed or guaranteed:
The Loan Agreement was executed by the County and
EAI to secure the repayment by EAI of the proceeds
of The Bonds. The Bonds were secured by a pledge
and assignment by the County to Simmons First
National Bank, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, as Trustee , of
the payments to be made by EAI pursuant to the Loan
Agreement which payments will be sufficient to
enable the Trustee to pay when due the principal of
and premium, if any, and interest on The Bonds.
9. Collateral given with each security, if any:
Not applicable.
10. Consideration received for each security:
Proceeds of the sale of The Bonds were loaned by the
County to EAI pursuant to the Loan Agreement.
11. Application of proceeds of each security:
The Bonds were issued to provide funds for the
redemption of $45,500,000 principal amount of 6.125%
Pollution Control Revenue Bonds Series 1977
(Arkansas Power & Light Company Project) issued by
Jefferson County to finance in part the acquisition,
construction and installation of certain air and
water pollution control and sewage and solid waste
disposal facilities at the White Bluff Generating
Plant owned by EAI located in Jefferson County.
12.Indicate by ("X") after the applicable statement below
whether the issue, renewal or guaranty of each security
was exempt from the provisions of Section 6(a) because
of:
a. the provisions contained in the first sentence
of Section 6(b):
b. the provisions contained in the fourth sentence
of Section 6(b):
c. the provisions contained in any rule of the
Commission other than Rule 48 X .
13.If the security or securities were exempt from the
provisions of Section 6(a) by virtue of the first
sentence of Section 6(b), give the figures which
indicate that the security or securities aggregate
(together with all other then outstanding notes and
drafts of a maturity of nine months or less, exclusive
of days of grace, as to which such company is primarily
or secondarily liable) not more than 5 per centum of the
principal amount and par value of the other securities
of such company then outstanding:
Not applicable.
14.If the security or securities are exempt from the
provisions of Section 6(a) because of the fourth
sentence of Section 6(b), name the security outstanding
on January 1, 1935, pursuant to the terms of which the
security or securities herein described have been
issued:
Not applicable.
15.If the security or securities are exempt from the
provisions of Section 6(a) because of any rule of the
Commission other than Rule 48, designate the rule under
which exemption is claimed:
Rule 52.
ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC.
By: /s/ William J. Regan, Jr.
William J. Regan, Jr.
Vice President and Treasurer
Date: January 13, 1997
