Exhibit 10.8

EXECUTION VERSION

CREDIT AGREEMENT
Amendment No. 2
This AMENDMENT NO. 2 (this “Amendment”) is made as of February 1, 2019 by and
among CLECO CORPORATE HOLDINGS LLC (f/k/a CLECO CORPORATION), a Louisiana
limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the LENDERS party hereto (the
“Lenders”), and MIZUHO BANK, LTD., as administrative agent (in such capacity,
the “Administrative Agent”), as Issuing Bank (in such capacity, the “Issuing
Bank”) and as Swingline Lender (in such capacity, the “Swingline Lender”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to
that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 13, 2016 (as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Revolving Credit
Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested certain amendments to the Revolving Credit
Agreement, and the parties hereto agree to such amendments as set forth in, and
in accordance with the terms and conditions of, this Amendment;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
Article I.
DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1    Capitalized terms used and not otherwise specifically defined in
this Amendment shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Revolving
Credit Agreement.
Section 1.2    The rules of construction set forth in Section 1.03 of the
Revolving Credit Agreement shall apply to this Amendment and are hereby
incorporated by reference, mutatis mutandis, with the same force and effect as
if fully set forth in this Amendment.
Article II.
AMENDMENT

Section 2.1    As of the Effective Date, subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein, the Required Lenders and the Borrower hereby agree to amend the
Revolving Credit Agreement as follows:
(a)    Section 1.01 of the Revolving Credit Agreement is amended by inserting
immediately before the definition of “Quarter End Date” the following defined
term:
““Purchaser” means Cleco Cajun LLC (formerly known as Cleco Energy LLC), a
Louisiana limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Borrower.”

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(b)    the definition of “Permitted Liens” in Section 1.01 of the Revolving
Credit Agreement is amended by:
(i)    deleting the words “OpCo or its subsidiaries” where they appear in
clauses (c) and (g) and replacing them with the words “any Borrower Group
Member”;
(ii)    inserting the words “or by the Purchaser or its subsidiaries, in each
case,” after the first instance of the word “subsidiaries” in clause (m);
(iii)    deleting the word “the Borrower” where it appears in clauses (k) and
(l) and replacing it with the words “any Borrower Group Member”;
(iv)    deleting the words “OpCo and its subsidiaries” where they appear in
clause (t) and replacing them with the words “the Borrower Group Members”; and
(v)    deleting the words “to OpCo or to any of OpCo’s other subsidiaries” where
it appears in clause (dd) and replacing it with the words “of Opco to OpCo or to
any of OpCo’s other subsidiaries and Liens created to secure Debt of any
subsidiary of the Purchaser to the Purchaser or to any of the Purchaser’s other
subsidiaries”.
(c)    Section 6.03 of the Revolving Credit Agreement is amended by:
(i)    deleting the words “OpCo and its subsidiaries” where they appear in
clause (d) and replacing them with the words “the Borrower Group Members”;
(ii)    inserting the words “or of the Purchaser and its subsidiaries, in each
case,” after the word “subsidiaries” in clause (e); and
(iii)    inserting the words “or by the Purchaser or any of its subsidiaries, in
each case,” after the first instance of the word “subsidiaries” in clause (m).
(d)    Section 6.05 of the Revolving Credit Agreement is amended by deleting the
words “OpCo and its subsidiaries” where they appear in clauses (f), (i) and (j)
and replacing them with the words “the Borrower Group Members”.
(e)    Section 9.01(i) of the Revolving Credit Agreement is deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following:
“if to the Borrower, to it at Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC, 2030 Donahue Ferry
Road, Pineville, LA 71360‑5226, Attention of Kazi Hasan, (Telecopy No. 318‑484‑
7777), (Telephone No. 318‑484‑ 7701), with a copy to (which shall not constitute
notice) Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC, 2030 Donahue Ferry Road, Pineville, LA
71360‑5226, Attention of: Kristin Guillory, (Telecopy No. 318‑484‑ 7765),
(Telephone No. 318‑484‑ 7715), and Julia Callis, (Telecopy No. 318‑484‑ 7685),
(Telephone No. 318‑484‑ 7675), and Phelps Dunbar LLP, 365 Canal Street, Suite
2100, New Orleans, LA 70130-6534,

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Attention of James Stuckey, (Telecopy No. 504-568-9130), (Telephone No.
504-584-9239);”.
Article III.
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS
Section 3.1    This Amendment shall become effective on and as of the date (the
“Effective Date”) on which each of the following conditions precedent shall have
been satisfied in full:
(a)    the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this
Amendment executed by the Borrower, the Required Lenders and the Administrative
Agent; and
(b)    the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from the
Borrower certifying that the “Effective Date” as defined in each of (i) that
certain Term Loan Agreement dated on or about the date hereof, among the
Borrower, the lenders party thereto and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., in its capacity as
administrative agent for the lenders thereunder, and (ii) that certain Bridge
Loan Agreement dated on or about the date hereof, among the Borrower, the
lenders party thereto and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., in its capacity as administrative
agent for the lenders thereunder, shall have occurred.
Article IV.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
 
Section 4.1    In order to induce the Lenders to provide this Amendment, the
Borrower represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Effective
Date, which representations and warranties shall survive the execution of this
Amendment and the Effective Date, that:
(a)    all necessary action on the part of the Borrower required to authorize
the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment has been duly and
effectively taken;
(b)    this Amendment has been executed and delivered by the Borrower and
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower,
enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with the terms thereof, except as
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors
generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether
considered in equity or at law);
(c)    none of the execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower of this
Amendment (i) violates, contravenes or conflicts with the terms of the
Borrower’s Constitutive Documents or (ii) violates or constitutes a default or
requires consent (except for such consents that have been obtained or are not
required at the date this representation is made or repeated) by the Borrower
under any material Governmental Rule applicable to the Borrower or any other
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Borrower or any such Subsidiary is a party, except for, with respect solely to
clause (ii) hereof, for any defaults or violations or consents that would not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and
(d)    no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Article V.
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 5.1    Reference to the Effect on the Financing Documents.
(a)    On and after the Effective Date, each reference in the Revolving Credit
Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import
referring to the Revolving Credit Agreement, and each reference in each other
Financing Document to “the HoldCo Acquisition/Revolver Credit Agreement”, “the
Acquisition Facilities Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of
like import referring to the Revolving Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a
reference to the Revolving Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.
(b)    Except as specifically provided above, all of the terms and provisions of
the Revolving Credit Agreement and all other Financing Documents are and shall
remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
(c)    The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not,
except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver or amendment of any
right, power or remedy of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under any of
the Financing Documents, nor constitute a waiver or amendment of any other
provision of any of the Financing Documents or for any purpose except as
expressly set forth herein.
(d)    This Amendment is a Financing Document.
Section 5.2    No Oral Modification. This Amendment may not be amended,
supplemented, modified or waived, except in accordance with the Financing
Documents.
Section 5.3    Binding Upon Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall inure
to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns under the Financing Documents.
Section 5.4    Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in
several counterparts, each of which is an original (and by different parties
hereto in different counterparts), but all of which together constitute one and
the same agreement. This Amendment and the other Financing Documents constitute
the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes any and all previous agreement and understanding, oral or written,
relating to the subject matter hereof. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a
signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or other electronic imaging means
(e.g. “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of this Amendment.

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Section 5.5    Notices; Applicable Law and Jurisdiction. The provisions set
forth in Sections 9.01 (Notices), 9.02 (Waivers; Amendments), 9.03 (Expenses;
Indemnity; Damage Waiver), 9.05 (Survival), 9.07 (Severability), 9.09 (Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process), 9.10 (WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL),
9.11 (Headings) and 9.12 (Confidentiality) of the Revolving Credit Agreement
shall apply to this Amendment and are hereby incorporated by reference, mutatis
mutandis, with the same force and effect as if fully set forth in this Amendment
(and as if each reference to “this Agreement” were a reference to this
Amendment).
[Signature Pages Follow]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed by the undersigned as of
the date first set forth above.
CLECO CORPORATE HOLDINGS LLC,
as Borrower
By    /s/ William G. Fontenot    
Name: William G. Fontenot
Title: Chief Executive Officer

By    /s/ Kristin Guillory    
Name: Kristin Guillory
Title: Treasurer

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CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as a Lender

By:    /s/ Anju Abraham    
Name:    Anju Abraham
Title:    Authorized Signatory

By:    /s/ Robert Casey    
Name:    Robert Casey
Title:    Authorized Signatory

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CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK,
as a Lender

By:    /s/ Dixon Schultz        
Name:    Dixon Schultz
Title:    Managing Director

    
By:    /s/ Nimisha Srivastav        
Name:    Nimisha Srivastav
Title:    Director

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MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
as Issuing Bank, Lender and Swingline Lender

By:    /s/ Donna DeMagistris    
Name:    Donna DeMagistris
Title:    Authorized Signatory

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REGIONS BANK
as a Lender

By:    /s/ Brian Walsh    
Name:    Brian Walsh
Title:    Director

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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,
as a Lender

By:    /s/ Katsuyuki Kubo    
Name:    Katsuyuki Kubo
Title:    Managing Director

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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
as a Lender

By:    /s/ David Dewar    
Name:    David Dewar
Title:    Director

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COBANK, ACB,
as a Lender

By:    /s/ Josh Batchelder    
Name:    Josh Batchelder
Title:    Managing Director

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender

By:    /s/ Helen D. Davis    
Name:    Helen D. Davis
Title:    Authorized Officer

    

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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender

By:    /s/ Jesse Tannuzzo    
Name:    Jesse Tannuzzo
Title:    Vice President

    

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MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
as Administrative Agent

By:    /s/ Donna DeMagistris    
Name:    Donna DeMagistris
Title:    Authorized Signatory

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