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| CLECO    CORPORATION                                                                                                       |  EXHIBIT    12(a)
Computation of Ratios of Earningsto Fixed Charges and of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends

**   FOR THE THREE    MONTHS ENDED**

**FOR THE NINE    MONTHS ENDED**

** **

**FOR THE TWELVE    MONTHS ENDED**

** **

(THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS)

**SEPTEMBER****30, 2005**

** **

** **

Earnings from continuing operations

** $  42,334**

**  $    72,607**

** **

**  $    86,413**

** **
Less:  undistributed equity income from investees
**   19,696**
     
**         18,780**
     
**         3,407**
     
Plus:  income taxes

**      21,948**

**       40,490**

** **

**       46,405**

** **

Earnings from continuing operations before income  taxes

** $  44,586**

**  $    94,317**

** **

**  $  129,411**

** **

Fixed charges:

** **

** **

** **

** **

     Interest, long-term debt

** $    7,679**

**  $    27,220**

** **

**  $    38,154**

** **

     Interest, other (including interest on  short-term debt)

**        1,430**

**         3,524**

** **

**         4,219**

** **

     Amortization of debt expense, premium, net

**           426**

**         1,841**

** **

**         2,585**

** **

     Portion of rentals representative of an  interest factor

**             81**

**             207**

** **

**             306**

** **

Total fixed charges

** $    9,616**

**  $    32,792**

** **

**  $    45,264**

** **

Earnings from continuing operations before income  taxes

** $  44,586**

**  $    94,317**

** **

**  $  129,411**

** **

     Plus:  total fixed charges from above

**        9,616**

**       32,792**

** **

**       45,264**

** **

     Plus:  amortization of capitalized interest

**           102**

**             305**

** **

**             407**

** **

Earnings from continuing operations before income  taxes and fixed charges

** $ ****54,304**

**  $ ****127,414**

** **

**  $  175,082**

** **

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

**             5.65**

**x**

**               3.89**

**x**

**            3.87**

**x**

Total fixed charges from above

**       9,616**

**       32,792**

**       45,264**

Preferred stock dividends

**           469**

**         1,449**

**         1,950**

Total fixed charges and preferred stock dividends

**      10,085**

**       34,241**

**       47,214**

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and  preferred stock dividends

**             5.38**

**x**

**               3.72**

**x**

**            3.71**

**x**

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