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<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Entergy
Corporation and Subsidiaries financial statements for the quarter ended
September 30, 2000 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000065984
<NAME> ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
<SUBSIDIARY>
<NUMBER> 023
<NAME> ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
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<PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 2,008,757
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 3,749,454
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 2,354,706
<OTHER-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 24,027,103
<COMMON> 2,472
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 4,636,811
<RETAINED-EARNINGS> 3,216,395
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 7,076,035
284,650
331,240
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 7,106,769
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 1,036
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 406,858
0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 181,825
<LEASES-CURRENT> 176,224
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 8,462,466
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 24,027,103
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 7,380,835
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 440,616
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 6,066,854
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 6,066,854
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 1,313,981
<OTHER-INCOME-NET> 202,694
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 1,516,675
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 415,187
<NET-INCOME> 660,872
24,886
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 635,986
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 204,660
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 382,313
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<EPS-BASIC> 2.78
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