ENTERGY LOUISIANA, INC. 639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70118 January 15, 1999 River Fuel Company #2, Inc. c/o United States Trust Company of New York 114 West 47th Street, 15th Floor New York, New York 10036 Gentlemen: Pursuant to Section 33(b) of...

                                                   Exhibit B-1(b)


                     ENTERGY LOUISIANA, INC.
                        000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
                     Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX  00000
                                
                                
                                   January 15, 0000



Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx #0, Xxx.
x/x Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Trust Company of New York
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx  00000

Gentlemen:

     Pursuant to Section 33(b) of the Fuel Lease, dated as of
January 31, 1989, between you and the undersigned, we hereby
consent to the execution and delivery by you of the Note
Agreement, dated as of January 15, 1999, between you and
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, relating to the issue and
sale of $35,000,000 aggregate principal amount of your 6.16%
Series B Intermediate Term Notes, due January 15, 2002 (the
"Series B Notes"), and to the issuance and sale of the Series B
Notes.

                                   ENTERGY LOUISIANA, INC.



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