----

----

| CLECO POWER |  EXHIBIT 12(b) |
|-------------|---------------------|

|                                                                      |   | FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED |   |    | FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED |   |   | FOR THE TWELVEMONTHS ENDED |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------|--------|---------|-------------------------------|--------|--------|----------------------------|--------|
| (THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS)                                                |   |                       |   |    | JUNE 30, 2009                 |   |   |                       |   |
| Earnings from continuing operations                                       |   | $                          | 30,206 |    |                          | $      | 45,224 |                       |   | $ | 98,787 |   |
| Income taxes                                                              |   |                       | 8,916  |    |                          |   | 12,716 |                       |   |   | 24,103 |   |
| Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes                   |   | $                          | 39,122 |    |                          | $      | 57,940 |                       |   | $ | 122,890 |   |
| Fixed charges:                                                            |   |                       |   |    |                          |   |   |                       |   |   |   |   |
| Interest, long-term debt                                                  |   | $                          | 16,465 |    |                          | $      | 33,409 |                       |   | $ | 55,132 |   |
| Interest, other (including interest on short-term debt)                   |   |                       | 926    |    |                          |   | 4,790  |                       |   |   | 22,876 |   |
| Amortization of debt expense, premium, net                                |   |                       | 535    |    |                          |   | 1,076  |                       |   |   | 2,127 |   |
| Portion of rentals representative of an interest factor                   |   |                       | 134    |    |                          |   | 197    |                       |   |   | 513 |   |
| Total fixed charges                                                       |   | $                          | 18,060 |    |                          | $      | 39,472 |                       |   | $ | 80,648 |   |
| Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes                   |   | $                          | 39,122 |    |                          | $      | 57,940 |                       |   | $ | 122,890 |   |
| Plus:  total fixed charges from above                           |   |                       | 18,060 |    |                          |   | 39,472 |                       |   |   | 80,648 |   |
| Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and fixed charges |   | $                          | 57,182 |    |                          | $      | 97,412 |                       |   | $ | 203,538 |   |
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                        |   |                       | 3.17   |  x |                          |   | 2.47   |  x                    |   |   | 2.52 |  x |

----

----