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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SHANKS CAROLYN   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 _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) "Officer" Purs to Sec 16 Rules (Last) (First) (Middle) 308 EAST PEARL STREET, 10TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/03/2005 (Street) JACKSON, MS 39215 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 08/03/2005   M(1)   20,000 A $ 41.69 20,000 D   Entergy Corporation Common Stock 08/03/2005   F   14,489 D $ 78.77 5,511 D   Entergy Corporation Common Stock 08/03/2005   J   5,511 D $ 78.77 0 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)

$ 41.69

08/03/2005

M(1)

20,000

02/11/2005

02/11/2012

ETR Common

20,000

$ 78.77

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SHANKS CAROLYN 308 EAST PEARL STREET, 10TH FLOOR JACKSON, MS 39215				"Officer" Purs to Sec 16 Rules

Signatures

Christopher T. Screen for Carolyn C. Shanks		08/05/2005
**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. 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.
(2)	On August 5, 2005, the reporting person had a balance of 3314.7050 shares of Entergy common stock in her Company Savings Plan.

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