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Entergy Gulf States Louisiana Announces Extension of Exchange Offer for its First Mortgage Bonds, 6.000% Series due May 1, 2018

Posted on: Monday, 9 March 2009, 19:54 CDT

BATON ROUGE, La., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C. announced today that it has extended to 5:00 p.m., New York Time on March 10, 2009, its previously announced offer to exchange its First Mortgage Bonds, 6.000% Series due May 1, 2018 that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 for any and all of its outstanding First Mortgage Bonds, 6.000% Series due May 1, 2018 that were issued in a private offering on May 16, 2008. The exchange offer had been scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York Time, on March 9, 2009 and is being extended in order to allow for additional bonds to be exchanged. All other terms of the exchange offer remain unchanged.

As of 5:00 p.m., New York Time, on March 9, 2009, $374,977,000 (99.99%) of the outstanding $375 million in aggregate principal amount of First Mortgage Bonds, 6.000% Series due May 1, 2018 had been tendered in the exchange offer.

This press release does not constitute an offer to purchase or exchange nor the solicitation of an offer to exchange any securities. The exchange offer is being made solely by a prospectus dated February 2, 2009 of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C., including any supplements thereto, and is subject to certain conditions specified therein.

For additional information about the exchange offer, including requests for assistance or copies of the prospectus referred to above, contact the Exchange Agent, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Corporate Trust Operations, Reorganization Unit, 101 Barclay Street - 7 East, New York, New York 10286, Attn: Mrs. Carolle Montreuil; telephone: (212) 815-5920.

Unless the exchange offer is further extended, holders of bonds who do not tender before 5:00 p.m., New York Time, on March 10, 2009, will continue to hold unregistered securities and will have no right to compel the registration of their bonds under the Securities Act of 1933.

Entergy's Louisiana utility companies serve more than one million customers through the operating companies Entergy Louisiana, LLC and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C. With operations in southern, central and northeastern Louisiana, the companies are part of Entergy Corporation's electric system serving 2.7 million customers in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas.

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