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 * MCDONALD HUGH T   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) Officer purs. to Sec. 16 Rules (Last) (First) (Middle) 425 W. CAPITOL AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/15/2005 (Street) LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201 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 06/15/2005   P   12,700 A $ 73.25 12,700 D   Entergy Corporation Common Stock 06/15/2005   F(1)   12,660 D $ 73.25 40 D   Entergy Corporation Common Stock 06/15/2005   M   12,660 A $ 73.25 12,700 D   Entergy Corporation Common Stock 06/15/2005   S   12,700 D $ 73.2 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

06/15/2005

M

22,000

02/11/2003

02/11/2002

ETR Common

22,000

$ 41.69

0

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 73.25

06/15/2005

A

12,660 (1)

06/15/2005

02/11/2002

ETR Common

12,660

$ 73.25

12,660

D

Phantom Units

$ 73.25

06/15/2005

M

9,340

06/15/2005

(1)

ETR Common

9,340

$ 73.25

9,340

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MCDONALD HUGH T 425 W. CAPITOL AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201			Officer purs. to Sec. 16 Rules

Signatures

Hugh T. McDonald by Christopher T. Screen		06/17/2005
**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)	The filing individual engaged in a "Stock for Stock" exercise of 22,000 options. The exercise price, tax withholding and commission price were paid by surrendering 12,660 shares to the Company, which the filing individual purchased on the open market on June 15, 2005. Following the exercise, the filing individual received 12,660 shares plus his gain (9,340 shares), the value of which 9,340 shares was deferred into phantom Entergy units held in a brokerage account. The deferral is until the earlier of January 3, 2008 or retirement from the Company. The reporting person did not realize profit in connection with purchases and sales as reported in this Form 4 and in the previous Form 4's filed during past six months. Additional information concerning "Stock for stock" exercises can be found in a Form 8-K filed by the Company on May 1, 2002.
(2)	The filing individual also had a balance of 4869.9023 shares in his Company Savings Plan as of June 16, 2005.

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