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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HEBERT CURTIS L JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ENTERGY CORP /DE/ [ETR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) ENTERGY CORPORATION, 500 CLINTON CENTER DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2005 (Street) CLINTON, MS 39056 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Entergy Corporation Common Stock 12/31/2005   M(1)   18,421 A (1) 18,421 D   Entergy Corporation Common Stock 12/31/2005   M(1)   8,988 A (1) 27,409 D   Entergy Corporation Common stock 12/31/2005   M(1)   8,168 A (1) 35,577 D   Entergy Corporation Common Stock 12/31/2005   D(1)   18,421 D $ 73 (1) 17,156 D   Entergy Corporation Common Stock 12/31/2005   D(1)   8,988 D $ 73 (1) 8,168 D   Entergy Corporation Common Stock 12/31/2005   D(1)   8,168 D $ 73 (1) 0 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock Units

$ 73

12/31/2005

M(1)

35,577

12/31/2005

12/31/2005

ETR Common Stock

35,577

$ 73

0

D

Phantom Stock Units

$ 73

12/31/2005

M(1)

8,988

12/31/2005

12/31/2005

ETR Common Stock

8,988

$ 73

0

D

Phantom Stock Units

$ 73

12/31/2005

M(1)

8,168

12/31/2005

12/31/2005

ETR Common

8,168

$ 73

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HEBERT CURTIS L JR ENTERGY CORPORATION 500 CLINTON CENTER DRIVE CLINTON, MS 39056			Executive Vice President

Signatures

Christopher T. Screen for Curtis L. Hebert, Jr.		01/04/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	In order to comply with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, eligible executives were allowed to make a transitional payment election for stock option gains exercised on or after January 2005. Mr. Hebert elected to cancel the deferral election and receive disbursement of the gains on December 31, 2005 based on a stock price of $73.00, the price of Entergy Common Stock on June 16, 2005, on June 20, 2005 and on September 21, 2005, the dates that each of the phantom units were acquired. The filing individual had 492 shares of company stock in his Savings Plan on January 4, 2006.

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