Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HINTZ DONALD C
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ENTERGY CORP /DE/ [ETR]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3345 GRENADA COURT
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/21/2005
(Street)

PUNTA GORDA,, FL 33950-6373
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 06/21/2005   M(1)   50,000 A $ 30.44 50,600 D  
Entergy Corporation Common Stock 06/21/2005   F   31,121 D $ 75 19,479 D  
Entergy Corporation Common Stock 06/21/2005   J   18,879 D $ 75 600 D (2)  

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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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 30.44 06/21/2005   M     50,000 02/01/2003 02/01/2009 ETR Common 50,000 $ 75 50,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HINTZ DONALD C
3345 GRENADA COURT
PUNTA GORDA,, FL 33950-6373
  X      

Signatures

 Denise C. Redmann for Donald C. Hintz   06/23/2005
**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) Filing individual engaged in cashless exercise of in-the-money stock options, exempt under Rule 16b-6(b). The shares subject to option reported in this Form 4 were sold on the same day that the options were exercised $75.00 per share. A portion of the sale price of the shares (Code F) was used to pay the exercise price, commission and the tax withholding. The remaining portion of the sale price of the shares (Code J) was retained by the filing individual. This exercise was conducted pursuant to a trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 previously entered into by the reporting person.
(2) As of June 23, 2005, the filing individual also had a balance of 4734.6047 shares of Entergy Common Stock in the Company Savings Plan.

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