SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date earliest event reported) August 12, 2002 Commission Registrant, State of Incorporation, I.R.S. Employer File Number Address and Telephone Number Identification No. 1-11299 ENTERGY CORPORATION 72-1229752 (a Delaware corporation) 639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana 70113 Telephone (504) 576-4000 1-10764 ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. 71-0005900 (an Arkansas corporation) 425 West Capitol Avenue, 40th Floor Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Telephone (501) 377-4000 1-27031 ENTERGY GULF STATES, INC. 74-0662730 (a Texas corporation) 350 Pine Street Beaumont, Texas 77701 Telephone (409) 838-6631 1-8474 ENTERGY LOUISIANA, INC. 72-0245590 (a Louisiana corporation) 4809 Jefferson Highway Jefferson, Louisiana 70121 Telephone (504) 840-2734 0-320 ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC. 64-0205830 (a Mississippi corporation) 308 East Pearl Street Jackson, Mississippi 39201 Telephone (601) 368-5000 0-5807 ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC. 72-0273040 (a Louisiana corporation) 1600 Perdido Building New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Telephone (504) 670-3674 1-9067 SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. 72-0752777 (an Arkansas corporation) Echelon One 1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, Mississippi 39213 Telephone (601) 368-5000 Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits listed below, is being furnished, not filed, pursuant to Regulation FD. The information in this report and in such exhibits shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. On August 12, 2002, Entergy Corporation filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002. Accompanying the Form 10-Q were written statements of the chief executive officers and chief financial officer of Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States, Inc., Entergy Louisiana, Inc., Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Entergy New Orleans, Inc., and System Energy Resources, Inc. The written statements, which are attached as exhibits to this report, accompanied the Form 10-Q pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. 99.1 Certification of Form 10-Q issued by J. Wayne Leonard dated August 12, 2002. 99.2 Certification of Form 10-Q issued by C. John Wilder dated August 12, 2002. 99.3 Certification of Form 10-Q issued by Hugh T. McDonald dated August 12, 2002. 99.4 Certification of Form 10-Q issued by Joseph F. Domino dated August 12, 2002. 99.5 Certification of Form 10-Q issued by E. Renae Conley dated August 12, 2002. 99.6 Certification of Form 10-Q issued by Carolyn C. Shanks dated August 12, 2002. 99.7 Certification of Form 10-Q issued by Daniel F. Packer dated August 12, 2002. 99.8 Certification of Form 10-Q issued by Jerry W. Yelverton dated August 12, 2002. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Entergy Corporation Entergy Arkansas, Inc. Entergy Gulf States, Inc. Entergy Louisiana, Inc. Entergy Mississippi, Inc. Entergy New Orleans, Inc. System Energy Resources, Inc. By: /s/ Nathan E. Langston Nathan E. Langston Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer Dated: August 12, 2002