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FORM 8-A
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
_____________________________
 
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
_____________________________
 
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Mississippi
(State of incorporation or
organization)
1-31508
(Commission File Number)
64-0205830
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
308 East Pearl Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
(601) 368-5000
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
 
_______________________________
 
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
to be so registered
Name of each exchange on which
each class is to be so registered
First Mortgage Bonds,  6.20% Series due April 15, 2040
New York Stock Exchange

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box.     x
 
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box.     o
 
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:  333-159164
     (if applicable)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:   None
 
The Commission is respectfully requested to send copies of all notices, orders and communications to:
 
Dawn Abuso                                             Kimberly M. Reisler, Esq.
Entergy Services, Inc.                                    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
639 Loyola Avenue                                                    101 Park Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113                               New York, New York  10178-0060
                                          (504) 576-6755                                                            (212) 309-6289
 


INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
 
Item 1.    Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
 
The securities to be registered hereby are the First Mortgage Bonds, 6.20% Series due April 15, 2040 (the “Bonds”) of Entergy Mississippi, Inc. (the “Company”), a Mississippi corporation.
 
A description of the Bonds is contained in the Prospectus included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration Statement File No. 333-159164, which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2009, as supplemented by a Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated April 7, 2010 and a Prospectus Supplement dated April 7, 2010, each relating to the Bonds and filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933.  Such description, as so supplemented, is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 2.     Exhibits.
 
The Bonds described herein are to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, the following exhibits required in accordance with Part II to the instructions as to exhibits to Form 8-A have been duly filed with the New York Stock Exchange.
 
Exhibit
Description
 
Method of Filing
       
1*
Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of February 1, 1988, between Entergy Mississippi, Inc. (successor to Mississippi Power & Light Company) and The Bank of New York Mellon (successor to Bank of Montreal Trust Company), as trustee, as amended (the “Mortgage”).
 
Exhibit 4(f)(1) to Entergy Mississippi, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 in File No. 1-31508.
       
2*
Form of Supplemental Indenture for the creation of a series of Bonds under the Mortgage.
 
Exhibit 4.02 to Entergy Mississippi, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 in File No. 333-159164.
 
* Previously filed as indicated and incorporated herein by reference.
 


SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
 

Dated:  April 8, 2010
ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
 
 
 
By:  /s/ Steven C. McNeal                                     
Name:  Steven C. McNeal
Title:    Vice President and Treasurer