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  0001540896
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000065984
  ENTERGY CORP /DE/
  001-11299
  639 LOYOLA AVE
  NEW ORLEANS
  LA
  70113
  504-576-4000
  Brown Marcus V
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  8500
  873938.45
  213237552
  03/15/2024
  NYSE
  Common
  01/18/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  6792
  01/18/2024
  Compensation
  Common
  01/26/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  542
  01/26/2024
  Compensation
  Common
  01/27/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  523
  01/27/2024
  Compensation
  Common
  01/28/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  643
  01/28/2024
  Compensation
  Y
  03/15/2024
  /s/ Eric Janiak, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Marcus V. Brown