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| CLECO POWER LLC   | EXHIBIT 12(b) |
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Computation of Ratios of Earningsto Fixed Charges 

|                                                                                   | **FOR THE THREE	MONTHS ENDED**                                                                    |       | **FOR THE TWELVE	MONTHS ENDED**                                                        |       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
| (THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS)                                                        | **MARCH****31, 2006**                                                                             |       |
| Earnings from continuing operations                                               | ** $     13,873**                                                        |       | **  $     65,345**                                            |       |
| Income taxes                                                                      | **           7,057**                            |       | **         39,878**                            |       |
| Earnings from continuing operations before income  taxes                          | ** $     20,930**                                                        |       | **  $   105,223**                                                       |       |
| Fixed charges:                                                                    |                                                                                                   |       | ** **                                                                             |       |
|      Interest, long-term debt                                 | ** $       8,418**                                             |       | **  $     26,502**                                            |       |
|      Interest, other (including interest on  short-term debt) | **              474**            |       | **           2,347**                 |       |
|      Amortization of debt expense, premium, net               | **              314**            |       | **           1,350**                 |       |
|      Portion of rentals representative of an  interest factor | **                83** |       | **              285** |       |
| Total fixed charges                                                               | ** $       9,289**                                                  |       | **  $     30,484**                                                 |       |
| Earnings from continuing operations before income  taxes                          | ** $     20,930**                                                        |       | **  $   105,223**                                                       |       |
|      Plus:  total fixed charges from above               | **           9,289**                            |       | **         30,484**                            |       |
| Earnings from continuing operations before income  taxes and fixed charges        | ** $     30,219**                                                        |       | **  $   135,707**                                                       |       |
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                | **             3.25**                 | **x** | **             4.45**      | **x** |

 

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