FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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* Jackson Jerry D.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Entergy Corporation (ETR)		6. 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 639 Loyola Avenue	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)	4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 1102/0424/0203
(Street) New Orleans, LA 70113		5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)	7. 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. Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/ Year)	3. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Follow- ing Reported Transactions(s) (Instr. 3 & 4)	6. Owner- ship 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	1102/0424/0203		FM(1)		322,~~811~~573	DA	4523.6700		D
Entergy Corporation Common Stock	1102/0424/0203		MF		315,~~811~~275 (1)	AD	3445.7500		D
Entergy Corporation Common Stock	1102/0424/0203		~~F(2)~~J		47,~~056~~298 (1)	D	45.6700		D
Entergy Corporation Common Stock	~~11/04/02~~		M		~~4,056 (2)~~	A	~~37.00~~	9,136	DI	Savings Plan 12/31/02 Balance
Entergy Corporation Common Stock	11/04/02		F(3)		5,082	D	45.67		D
Entergy Corporation Common Stock	11/04/02		M		5,082 (3)	A	23.00	12,949	D
Entergy Corporation Common Stock								9,136	I	Savings Plan 09/30/02 Balance

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FORM 4 (continued)

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. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)

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

4. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)

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

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

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

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

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

10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

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

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exer-cisable

Expira- tion Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

3423.7500

1102/0424/0203

522,~~000 (1)~~573

~~08/01/93~~Note 2

021/0127/0310

ETR Common

522,~~000~~753

Phantom Units

1-for-1

11/04/02

1,189 (1)

Note 1

ETR Common

1,189

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

45.67

11/04/02

A(4)

3,811

11/05/02

02/01/03

ETR Common

3,811

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

37.00

11/04/02

5,000 (2)

7/27/94

01/27/04

ETR Common

5,000

Phantom Units

1-for-1

11/04/02

944 (2)

Note 2

ETR Common

944

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

45.67

11/04/02

A(5)

4,056

11/05/02

01/27/04

ETR Common

4,056

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

23.00

11/04/02

10,016 (3)

07/27/00

01/27/10

ETR Common

10,016

22,573

Phantom Units

1-for-1

11/04/02

4,934 (3)

Note 3

ETR Common

4,934

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

45.67

11/04/02

A(6)

5,082

11/05/02

01/27/10

ETR Common

5,082

Explanation of Responses: (1) ~~The~~Filing ~~reporting~~individual ~~person~~ engaged in acashless ~~"Stock-for-Stock"~~ exercise of ~~5,000 options. The exercise price, tax withholding and commission price was paid by surrendering to~~ in-the-money ~~Company~~stock 3options,~~811~~ ~~fully~~exempt ~~matured~~under ~~shares.~~Rule ~~Following the exercise, the filing individual received 3,811 shares plus his gain~~ 16b-6(~~1,189 shares~~b),. ~~the~~The ~~value of which 1,189~~ shares ~~was~~subject ~~deferred~~to ~~into~~option ~~phantom~~reported ~~Entergy units held~~ in athis ~~broker~~Form ~~account.~~4 ~~The~~were ~~deferral~~all issold ~~until~~on the ~~earlier~~same ofday ~~January~~that 3,the ~~2005~~options orwere ~~retirement from the Company~~exercised.~~(2)~~ The ~~reporting~~sales ~~person~~took ~~engaged~~place inover athe ~~"Stock-for-Stock"~~course ~~exercise~~ of ~~5,000 options. The exercise price, tax withholding and commission price was paid by surrendering to~~ the ~~Company~~day ~~4,056~~at ~~fully~~two ~~matured~~different ~~shares~~prices. ~~Following~~Although the ~~exercise,~~average ~~the~~sale ~~filing~~price ~~individual~~is ~~received~~shown ~~4,056~~in ~~shares~~Column ~~plus his gain (944 shares)~~4, the ~~value~~actual ofprices ~~which~~were: ~~944~~800 shares ~~was~~at ~~deferred into phantom Entergy units held in a broker account~~45.05 ~~The~~and ~~deferral is until the earlier of January 3~~21,773 ~~2005~~shares orat ~~retirement from the Company~~45.~~(3)~~00. ~~The~~A ~~reporting~~portion ~~person engaged in a "Stock-for-Stock" exercise~~ of ~~10,016~~the ~~options.~~sale ~~The exercise~~ price, ~~tax~~of ~~withholding and commission price was paid by surrendering to~~ the ~~Company 5,082 fully matured~~ shares. ~~Following the exercise, the filing individual received 5,082 shares plus his gain~~ (~~4,934~~Code ~~shares~~F), ~~the value of which 4,934 shares~~ was ~~deferred~~used ~~into~~to ~~phantom~~pay ~~Entergy units held in a broker account. The deferral is until~~ the ~~earlier of January 3, 2005 or retirement from the Company.(4) Upon payment of the~~ exercise price, ~~tax~~commission ~~withholding~~ and ~~commission price with 3,811 shares,~~ the ~~reporting~~tax ~~person~~withholding. ~~was~~The ~~granted~~remaining ~~(re-loaded)~~portion ~~3,811options~~of ~~at an exercise price set at~~ the ~~current~~sale ~~market~~ price ~~($45.67).(5) Upon payment~~ of the ~~exercise price, tax withholding and commission price with 4,056~~ shares, ~~the~~(Code ~~reporting~~J) ~~person~~ was ~~granted~~retained ~~(re-loaded)~~by ~~4,056~~the ~~options at an exercise price set at~~ the ~~current~~filing ~~market price ($45~~individual.~~67).~~(62) ~~Upon~~Of ~~payment of~~ the ~~exercise price~~58,500 ~~tax~~options ~~withholding~~granted ~~and~~on ~~commission~~January ~~price with 5~~27,~~082~~ ~~shares~~2000, ~~the reporting person was granted (re~~one-~~loaded)~~third ~~5,082~~of the options atbecame anexercisable ~~exercise~~on ~~price~~each ~~set~~of at the ~~current~~first ~~market~~three ~~price~~anniversary ~~($45~~dates.~~67).~~

By: /s/ Christopher T. Screen for Jerry D. Jackson **Signature of Reporting Person 1102/0526/0203 Date

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