UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

          BEFORE THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                        WASHINGTON, D.C.


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In the Matter of                                      *
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ENTERGY CORPORATION                                   *    CERTIFICATE
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File No. 70-9723                                      *
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(Public Utility Holding Company                       *
Act of 1935)                                          *
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     Pursuant to Rule 24 promulgated by the Securities and

Exchange Commission ("SEC") under the Public Utility Holding

Company Act of 1935, as amended ("Act"), as modified by the

application-declaration in the above referenced file (the

"Application Declaration") and the related order dated January 5,

2001 ("January 2001 Order"), this is to certify that the

following transactions were carried out during the period

commencing January 5, 2001 and ending June 30, 2001 (the

"Reporting Period") by Entergy Corporation and its Nonutility

Companies,1 pursuant to the authorization of the SEC under the

January 2001 Order.

Authorized Transactions

     Pursuant to the January 2001 Order, Entergy and its

Nonutility Companies, among other things, are authorized to

acquire, through December 31, 2005, up to $1.2 billion in Energy-

Related Assets and/or Energy-Related Equity Securities.

     During the Reporting Period, Entergy and its Nonutility

Companies participated in the following transactions:

I.   Value and Description of Energy-Related Assets and/or Energy-

     Related Equity Securities Acquired

     During the Reporting Period, Entergy Koch, LP (i) directly

acquired a 99% partnership interest in Gulf South Pipeline

Company, LP (formerly known as Koch Gateway Pipeline Company) as

a limited partner, and (ii) indirectly through its wholly owned

subsidiary GS Pipeline Company, LLC, acquired a 1% partnership

interest in Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP as a general partner.

Entergy's share of the value of the investment in Gulf South

Pipeline is $314 million.



II.  Description of Securities Issued in Connection with

     Acquisitions of Energy-Related Assets and Energy-Related

     Equity Securities.

     During the Reporting Period, Entergy and its Nonutility

Companies did not issue any securities in connection with the

acquisition of Energy-Related Assets or Energy-Related Equity

Securities.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned company has caused this

certificate to be filed this 29th day of August, 2001.



ENTERGY CORPORATION



By:  /s/ Nathan E. Langston
     Nathan E. Langston
     Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
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1  Nonutility Companies are defined in the Application
   Declaration as New Subsidiaries, "exempt wholesale generators"
   ("EWGs"), "foreign utility companies ("FUCOs"), "exempt
   telecommunications companies" ("ETCs"), Rule 58 Companies and
   other non-utility subsidiaries of Entergy (including EPMC and O&M
   Subs) which Entergy is authorized or by rule permitted to acquire
   and own.