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

|                                                                                                        |   | **FOR                  THE THREE MONTHS ENDED** |       | **FOR                  THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED** |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------|
| (THOUSANDS,                  EXCEPT RATIOS)                                                                 |   | **MARCH                  31, 2007**             |       |
| Earnings                  from continuing operations                                                        |   | **$**                                           | **8,646**  |                                             | **$**  | **71,092** |   |
| Undistributed                  equity income from investees                                                 |   |                                            | **1,494**  |                                             |   | **5,264** |   |
| Income                  taxes                                                                               |   |                                            | **2,143**  |                                             |   | **38,078** |   |
| Earnings                  from continuing operations before income taxes                                    |   | **$**                                           | **12,283** |                                             | **$**  | **114,434** |   |
| Fixed                  charges:                                                                             |   |                                            |       |                                             |   |   |   |
| Interest,                  long-term debt                                                                   |   | **$**                                           | **10,205** |                                             | **$**  | **40,175** |   |
| Interest,                  other (including interest on short-term debt)                                    |   |                                            | **2,959**  |                                             |   | **7,514** |   |
| Amortization                  of debt expense, premium, net                                                 |   |                                            | **493**    |                                             |   | **1,908** |   |
| Portion                  of rentals representative of an interest factor                                    |   |                                            | **131**    |                                             |   | **543** |   |
| Total                  fixed charges                                                                        |   | **$**                                           | **13,788** |                                             | **$**  | **50,140** |   |
| Earnings                  from continuing operations before income taxes                                    |   | **$**                                           | **12,283** |                                             | **$**  | **114,434** |   |
| Plus:                  total fixed charges from above                                                       |   |                                            | **13,788** |                                             |   | **50,140** |   |
| Plus:                  amortization of capitalized interest                                                 |   |                                            | **102**    |                                             |   | **407** |   |
| Earnings                  from continuing operations before income taxes and fixed                  charges |   | **$**                                           | **26,173** |                                             | **$**  | **164,981** |   |
| Ratio                  of earnings to fixed charges                                                         |   |                                            | **1.90**   |  x                                          |   | **3.29** |  x |
| Total                  fixed charges from above                                                             |   |                                            | **13,788** |                                             |   | **50,140** |   |
| Preferred                  stock dividends                                                                  |   |                                            | **528**    |                                             |   | **1,944** |   |
| Total                  fixed charges and preferred stock dividends                                          |   |                                            | **14,316** |                                             |   | **52,084** |   |
| Ratio                  of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock                  dividends |   |                                            | **1.83**   |  x                                          |   | **3.17** |  x |

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