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| CLECO                CORPORATION |  EXHIBIT                  12(a) |
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

| Fixed                  Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends                                          |   |                                              |        |    |                                            |       |        |                                                                           |   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                                            |   | **FOR                    THE THREE MONTHS ENDED** |        |    | **FOR                    THE SIX MONTHS ENDED** |       |        | **FOR                    THE TWELVE**** MONTHS                    ENDED** |   |
| (THOUSANDS,                    EXCEPT RATIOS)                                                                   |   |                                              |        |    | **JUNE                    30, 2007**            |       |        |                                                                           |   |
| Earnings                    from continuing operations                                                          |   | **$**                                             | **63,191**  |    |                                            | **$**      | **71,837**  |                                                                           |   | **$** | **110,953** |   |
| Undistributed                    equity income from investees                                                   |   | ** **                                        | **(6,918**  | )  |                                            | ** ** | **(8,413**  | )                                                                         |   | ** ** | **(23,716** | )  |
| Income                    taxes                                                                                 |   | ** **                                        | **30,968**  |    |                                            | ** ** | **33,111**  |                                                                           |   | ** ** | **55,587** |   |
| Earnings                    from continuing operations before income taxes                                      |   | **$**                                             | **101,077** |    |                                            | **$**      | **113,361** |                                                                           |   | **$** | **190,256** |   |
| Fixed                    charges:                                                                               |   |                                              |        |    |                                            |       |        |                                                                           |   |   |   |   |
| Interest,                    long-term                    debt                                                  |   | **$**                                             | **9,827**   |    |                                            | **$**      | **20,032**  |                                                                           |   | **$** | **39,832** |   |
| Interest,                    other (including                    interest on short-term debt)                   |   | ** **                                        | **4,059**   |    |                                            | ** ** | **7,017**   |                                                                           |   | ** ** | **10,790** |   |
| Amortization                    of debt expense,                    premium, net                                |   | ** **                                        | **491**     |    |                                            | ** ** | **985**     |                                                                           |   | ** ** | **1,948** |   |
| Portion                    of rentals                    representative of an interest factor                   |   | ** **                                        | **151**     |    |                                            | ** ** | **282**     |                                                                           |   | ** ** | **559** |   |
| Total                    fixed charges                                                                          |   | **$**                                             | **14,528**  |    |                                            | **$**      | **28,316**  |                                                                           |   | **$** | **53,129** |   |
| Earnings                    from continuing operations before income taxes                                      |   | **$**                                             | **101,077** |    |                                            | **$**      | **113,361** |                                                                           |   | **$** | **190,256** |   |
| Plus:  total                    fixed                    charges from above                           |   | ** **                                        | **14,528**  |    |                                            | ** ** | **28,316**  |                                                                           |   | ** ** | **53,129** |   |
| Plus:  amortization                    of                    capitalized interest                     |   | ** **                                        | **102**     |    |                                            | ** ** | **204**     |                                                                           |   | ** ** | **407** |   |
| Earnings                    from continuing operations before income taxes and fixed                    charges |   | **$**                                             | **115,707** |    |                                            | **$**      | **141,881** |                                                                           |   | **$** | **243,792** |   |
| Ratio                    of earnings to fixed charges                                                           |   | ** **                                        | **7.96**    |  x |                                            | ** ** | **5.01**    |  x                                                                        |   | ** ** | **4.59** |  x |
| Total                    fixed charges from above                                                               |   | ** **                                        | **14,528**  |    |                                            | ** ** | **28,316**  |                                                                           |   | ** ** | **53,129** |   |
| Preferred                    stock dividends                                                                    |   | ** **                                        | **17**      |    |                                            | ** ** | **446**     |                                                                           |   | ** ** | **1,307** |   |
| Total                    fixed charges and preferred stock dividends                                            |   | ** **                                        | **14,545**  |    |                                            | ** ** | **28,762**  |                                                                           |   | ** ** | **54,436** |   |
| Ratio                    of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock                    dividends |   | ** **                                        | **7.96**    |  x |                                            | ** ** | **4.93**    |  x                                                                        |   | ** ** | **4.48** |  x |

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