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Exhibit 11(a)

CLECO CORPORATION
COMPUTATION OF NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
(UNAUDITED)

|                                                                                                                                                                     | For the three months ended June 30,            
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|                                                                                                                                                                     | 2002                                           
|                                                                                                                                                                     | (Thousands, except share and per share amounts)
|Basic                                                                                                                                                                |                                                
|                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                
|Net income applicable to common stock                                                                                                                                | $         17,317                               
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|Weighted average number of shares of common stock
   outstanding during the period                                                                                   | 46,025,014                                     
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|Basic net income per common share                                                                                                                                    | $              0.38                            
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|Diluted                                                                                                                                                              |                                                
|                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                
|Net income applicable to common stock                                                                                                                                | $         17,317                               
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|Adjustments to net income related to ESOP under the
   "if-converted" method:                                                                                        |                                                
|Add loss of deduction from net income for actual
   dividends paid on convertible preferred stock,
   net of tax                                                     | 320                                            
|Add/(Deduct) additional cash contribution required,
   which is equal to dividends on preferred stock
   less dividends paid at the common dividend rate, net of tax | (22)                                           
|Add tax benefit associated with dividends
   paid on allocated common shares                                                                                         | 152                                            
|Adjusted income applicable to common stock                                                                                                                           | $         17,767                               
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|Weighted average number of shares of common
   stock outstanding during the period                                                                                   | 46,025,014                                     
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|Number of equivalent common shares
   attributable to ESOP                                                                                                           | 2,485,748                                      
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|Common stock under stock option grants                                                                                                                               | 235,272                                        
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|Average shares                                                                                                                                                       | 48,746,034                                     
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|Diluted net income per common share                                                                                                                                  | $              0.36                            
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