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| CLECO                  CORPORATION | EXHIBIT                    12(a) |
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|                                                                                                        |   | **FOR                  THE THREE**** MONTHS                  ENDED** |       |    | **FOR                  THE NINE****MONTHS                  ENDED** |       |        | **FOR                  THE TWELVE ****MONTHS                  ENDED** |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| (THOUSANDS,                  EXCEPT RATIOS)                                                                 |   |                                                                      |       |    | **SEPTEMBER                  30, 2007**                            |       |        |                                                                       |   |
| Earnings                  from continuing operations                                                        |   | **$**                                                                     | **68,045** |    |                                                               | **$**      | **139,881** |                                                                       |   | **$** | **151,016** |   |
| Undistributed                  equity income from investees                                                 |   | ** **                                                                | **27,678** |    |                                                               | ** ** | **97,466**  |                                                                       |   | ** ** | **83,615** |   |
| Income                  taxes                                                                               |   | ** **                                                                | **30,077** |    |                                                               | ** ** | **63,187**  |                                                                       |   | ** ** | **66,314** |   |
| Earnings                  from continuing operations before income taxes                                    |   | **$**                                                                     | **70,444** |    |                                                               | **$**      | **105,602** |                                                                       |   | **$** | **133,715** |   |
| Fixed                  charges:                                                                             |   |                                                                      |       |    |                                                               |       |        |                                                                       |   |   |   |   |
| Interest,                  long-term                  debt                                                  |   | **$**                                                                     | **9,801**  |    |                                                               | **$**      | **29,833**  |                                                                       |   | **$** | **39,699** |   |
| Interest,                  other (including                  interest on short-term debt)                   |   | ** **                                                                | **3,461**  |    |                                                               | ** ** | **10,479**  |                                                                       |   | ** ** | **13,572** |   |
| Amortization                  of debt expense,                  premium, net                                |   | ** **                                                                | **490**    |    |                                                               | ** ** | **1,474**   |                                                                       |   | ** ** | **1,958** |   |
| Portion                  of rentals                  representative of an interest factor                   |   | ** **                                                                | **138**    |    |                                                               | ** ** | **421**     |                                                                       |   | ** ** | **565** |   |
| Total                  fixed charges                                                                        |   | **$**                                                                     | **13,890** |    |                                                               | **$**      | **42,207**  |                                                                       |   | **$** | **55,794** |   |
| Earnings                  from continuing operations before income taxes                                    |   | **$**                                                                     | **70,444** |    |                                                               | **$**      | **105,602** |                                                                       |   | **$** | **133,715** |   |
| Plus:  total                  fixed                  charges from above                           |   | ** **                                                                | **13,890** |    |                                                               | ** ** | **42,207**  |                                                                       |   | ** ** | **55,794** |   |
| Plus:  amortization                  of                  capitalized interest                     |   | ** **                                                                | **102**    |    |                                                               | ** ** | **305**     |                                                                       |   | ** ** | **407** |   |
| Earnings                  from continuing operations before income taxes and fixed                  charges |   | **$**                                                                     | **84,436** |    |                                                               | **$**      | **148,114** |                                                                       |   | **$** | **189,916** |   |
| Ratio                  of earnings to fixed charges                                                         |   | ** **                                                                | **6.08**   |  x |                                                               | ** ** | **3.51**    |  x                                                                    |   | ** ** | **3.40** |  x |
| Total                  fixed charges from above                                                             |   | **$**                                                                     | **13,890** |    |                                                               | **$**      | **42,207**  |                                                                       |   | **$** | **55,794** |   |
| Preferred                  stock dividends                                                                  |   | ** **                                                                | **17**     |    |                                                               | ** ** | **462**     |                                                                       |   | ** ** | **892** |   |
| Total                  fixed charges and preferred stock dividends                                          |   | **$**                                                                     | **13,907** |    |                                                               | **$**      | **42,669**  |                                                                       |   | **$** | **56,686** |   |
| Ratio                  of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock                  dividends |   | ** **                                                                | **6.07**   |  x |                                                               | ** ** | **3.47**    |  x                                                                    |   | ** ** | **3.35** |  x |

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