Registration No. 333-

                            FORM S-8
                     REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                              UNDER
                   THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                     _______________________

                       ENTERGY CORPORATION
     (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                      72-1229752
 (State or other jurisdiction         (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation or          Identification Number)
         organization)
                                            70113
       639 Loyola Avenue                 (Zip Code)
    New Orleans, Louisiana
     (Address of principal
      executive offices)

                       EQUITY AWARDS PLAN
             OF ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    (Full title of the plan)
               ___________________________________

        C. John Wilder           John M. Adams, Jr., Esq.
   Executive Vice President      Associate General Counsel
  and Chief Financial Officer    Corporate and Securities
      Entergy Corporation         Entergy Services, Inc.
       639 Loyola Avenue             639 Loyola Avenue
 New Orleans, Louisiana 70113  New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
        (504) 576-3391                (504) 576-2095
(Names, addresses and telephone numbers, including area code, of
                       agents for service)

                 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

                                  Proposed     Proposed
                                   Maximum      Maximum
 Title of               Amount    Offering     Aggregate     Amount of
 Securities             to be     Price Per    Offering    Registration
 to be Registered     Registered  Share (1)    Price (1)        Fee

 Common Stock, $.01    12,000,000  $41.88    $502,560,000   $46,235.52
 par value                 Shares

(1)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee, pursuant to Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under
the Securities Act of 1933, on the basis of the average of the
high and low  prices paid for a share of Entergy Corporation
Common Stock on June 17, 2002 as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange Composite Transactions Tape.

- - - - - -

Pursuant to Rule 429 of the Securities Act of 1933, the
prospectus that is part of this Registration Statement also
relates to securities registered and remaining unissued under
Registration Statement No. 333-55692 previously filed by the
Registrant.





    INCORPORATION OF CONTENTS OF PRIOR REGISTRATION STATEMENT
    The contents of Registration Statement No. 333-55692 are
                incorporated herein by reference.




       INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT


Item 8.             EXHIBITS

          5         Legality Opinion of John M. Adams, Jr., Esq.

          10        Equity Awards Plan of Entergy Corporation and
          Subsidiaries (included as Exhibit A-4 to Post-Effective
          Amendment No. 2 in File No. 70-9189)

          23        Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP



                        POWER OF ATTORNEY

          Each director and officer of the issuer whose signature
appears  below  hereby appoints Nathan E. Langston  and  John  M.
Adams,  Jr.,  and each of them severally, as his attorney-in-fact
to  sign in his name and behalf, in any and all capacities stated
below,  and  to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
any  and all amendments, including post-effective amendments,  to
this  Registration Statement and the issuer hereby also  appoints
Nathan  E.  Langston and John M. Adams, Jr.,  and  each  of  them
severally,  as its attorney-in-fact with like authority  to  sign
and file such amendments in its name and behalf.

                           SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the  registrant  certifies  that it  has  reasonable  grounds  to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on  Form
S-8  and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on  its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,  in
the  City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, on the 21st day  of
June, 2002.

                             ENTERGY CORPORATION


                             By:   /s/ C. John Wilder
                                          C. John Wilder
                                     Executive Vice President
                                    and Chief Financial Officer


      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this  registration  statement has been signed  by  the  following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

           Name                      Title                 Date

/s/ Robert v. d. Luft       Chairman of the Board     June 21, 2002
Robert v. d. Luft

/s/ Wayne Leonard           Director and Chief        June 21, 2002
Wayne Leonard               Executive Officer

/s/ C. John Wilder          Executive Vice President  June 21, 2002
C. John Wilder              and Chief Financial
                            Officer

/s/ Nathan E. Langston      Senior Vice President     June 21, 2002
Nathan E. Langston          and
                            Chief Accounting Officer

/s/ Maureen S. Bateman      Director                  June 21, 2002
Maureen S. Bateman

/s/ W. Frank Blount         W. Frank Blount           June 21, 2002
W. Frank Blount

/s/ George W. Davis         Director                  June 21, 2002
George W. Davis

/s/ Simon D. deBree         Director                  June 21, 2002
Simon D. deBree

/s/ Claiborne P. Deming     Director                  June 21, 2002
Claiborne P. Deming

/s/ Norman C. Francis       Director                  June 21, 2002
Norman C. Francis

/s/ Kathleen A. Murphy      Director                  June 21, 2002
Kathleen A. Murphy

/s/ Paul W. Murrill         Director                  June 21, 2002
Paul W. Murrill

/s/ James R. Nichols        Director                  June 21, 2002
James R. Nichols

/s/ William A. Percy, II    Director                  June 21, 2002
William A. Percy, II

/s/ Dennis H. Reilley       Director                  June 21, 2002
Dennis H. Reilley

/s/ Wm. Clifford Smith      Director                  June 21, 2002
Wm. Clifford Smith

/s/ Bismark A. Steinhagen   Director                  June 21, 2002
Bismark A. Steinhagen
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Registration No. 333-

                            FORM S-8
                     REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                              UNDER
                   THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                     _______________________

                       ENTERGY CORPORATION
     (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                      72-1229752
 (State or other jurisdiction         (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation or          Identification Number)
         organization)
                                            70113
       639 Loyola Avenue                 (Zip Code)
    New Orleans, Louisiana
     (Address of principal
      executive offices)

                       EQUITY AWARDS PLAN
             OF ENTERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    (Full title of the plan)
               ___________________________________

        C. John Wilder           John M. Adams, Jr., Esq.
   Executive Vice President      Associate General Counsel
  and Chief Financial Officer    Corporate and Securities
      Entergy Corporation         Entergy Services, Inc.
       639 Loyola Avenue             639 Loyola Avenue
 New Orleans, Louisiana 70113  New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
        (504) 576-3391                (504) 576-2095
(Names, addresses and telephone numbers, including area code, of
                       agents for service)

                 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

                                  Proposed     Proposed
                                   Maximum      Maximum
 Title of               Amount    Offering     Aggregate     Amount of
 Securities             to be     Price Per    Offering    Registration
 to be Registered     Registered  Share (1)    Price (1)        Fee

 Common Stock, $.01    12,000,000  $41.88    $502,560,000   $46,235.52
 par value                 Shares

(1)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee, pursuant to Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under
the Securities Act of 1933, on the basis of the average of the
high and low  prices paid for a share of Entergy Corporation
Common Stock on June 17, 2002 as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange Composite Transactions Tape.

- - - - - -

Pursuant to Rule 429 of the Securities Act of 1933, the
prospectus that is part of this Registration Statement also
relates to securities registered and remaining unissued under
Registration Statement No. 333-55692 previously filed by the
Registrant.

    INCORPORATION OF CONTENTS OF PRIOR REGISTRATION STATEMENT
    The contents of Registration Statement No. 333-55692 are
                incorporated herein by reference.

       INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 8.             EXHIBITS

          5         Legality Opinion of John M. Adams, Jr., Esq.

          10        Equity Awards Plan of Entergy Corporation and
          Subsidiaries (included as Exhibit A-4 to Post-Effective
          Amendment No. 2 in File No. 70-9189)

          23        Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

                        POWER OF ATTORNEY

          Each director and officer of the issuer whose signature
appears  below  hereby appoints Nathan E. Langston  and  John  M.
Adams,  Jr.,  and each of them severally, as his attorney-in-fact
to  sign in his name and behalf, in any and all capacities stated
below,  and  to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
any  and all amendments, including post-effective amendments,  to
this  Registration Statement and the issuer hereby also  appoints
Nathan  E.  Langston and John M. Adams, Jr.,  and  each  of  them
severally,  as its attorney-in-fact with like authority  to  sign
and file such amendments in its name and behalf.

                           SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the  registrant  certifies  that it  has  reasonable  grounds  to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on  Form
S-8  and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on  its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,  in
the  City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, on the 21st day  of
June, 2002.

                             ENTERGY CORPORATION

                             By:   /s/ C. John Wilder
                                          C. John Wilder
                                     Executive Vice President
                                    and Chief Financial Officer

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this  registration  statement has been signed  by  the  following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

           Name                      Title                 Date

/s/ Robert v. d. Luft       Chairman of the Board     June 21, 2002
Robert v. d. Luft

/s/ Wayne Leonard           Director and Chief        June 21, 2002
Wayne Leonard               Executive Officer

/s/ C. John Wilder          Executive Vice President  June 21, 2002
C. John Wilder              and Chief Financial
                            Officer

/s/ Nathan E. Langston      Senior Vice President     June 21, 2002
Nathan E. Langston          and
                            Chief Accounting Officer

/s/ Maureen S. Bateman      Director                  June 21, 2002
Maureen S. Bateman

/s/ W. Frank Blount         W. Frank Blount           June 21, 2002
W. Frank Blount

/s/ George W. Davis         Director                  June 21, 2002
George W. Davis

/s/ Simon D. deBree         Director                  June 21, 2002
Simon D. deBree

/s/ Claiborne P. Deming     Director                  June 21, 2002
Claiborne P. Deming

/s/ Norman C. Francis       Director                  June 21, 2002
Norman C. Francis

/s/ Kathleen A. Murphy      Director                  June 21, 2002
Kathleen A. Murphy

/s/ Paul W. Murrill         Director                  June 21, 2002
Paul W. Murrill

/s/ James R. Nichols        Director                  June 21, 2002
James R. Nichols

/s/ William A. Percy, II    Director                  June 21, 2002
William A. Percy, II

/s/ Dennis H. Reilley       Director                  June 21, 2002
Dennis H. Reilley

/s/ Wm. Clifford Smith      Director                  June 21, 2002
Wm. Clifford Smith

/s/ Bismark A. Steinhagen   Director                  June 21, 2002
Bismark A. Steinhagen