| (a)    | To                the best of my knowledge, the accompanying report on Form 10-K for                the                year ended September 30, 2007 fully complies with the requirements                of                Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,                and                                           |
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| (b)    | To                the best of my knowledge, the information contained in the accompanying                report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2007 fairly                presents,                in all material respects, the financial condition and results of                operations of The Laclede Group,                Inc. |

| Date:  |   | November                28, 2007 |   |   | /s/                Douglas H. Yaeger            |
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|   |   |                             |   |   | Douglas                H. Yaeger                |
|   |   |                             |   |   | Chairman                of the Board, President |
|   |   |                             |   |   | and                Chief Executive Officer      |
|   |   |                             |   |   |                                            |

| (a)    | To                the best of my knowledge, the accompanying report on Form 10-K for                the                year ended September 30, 2007 fully complies with the requirements                of                Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,                and                                           |
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| (b)    | To                the best of my knowledge, the information contained in the accompanying                report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2007 fairly                presents,                in all material respects, the financial condition and results of                operations of The Laclede Group,                Inc. |

| Date:  |   | November                28, 2007 |   |   | /s/                Mark D. Waltermire  |
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|   |   |                             |   |   | Mark                D. Waltermire      |
|   |   |                             |   |   | Chief                Financial Officer |
|   |   |                             |   |   |                                   |
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| (a)    | To                the best of my knowledge, the accompanying report on Form 10-K for                the                year ended September 30, 2007 fully complies with the requirements                of                Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,                and                                                   |
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| (b)    | To                the best of my knowledge, the information contained in the accompanying                report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2007 fairly                presents,                in all material respects, the financial condition and results of                operations of  Laclede Gas                Company. |

| Date:  |   | November                28, 2007 |   |   | /s/                Douglas H. Yaeger            |
|--------|--------|----------------------------------|--------|--------|-------------------------------------------------|
|   |   |                             |   |   | Douglas                H. Yaeger                |
|   |   |                             |   |   | Chairman                of the Board, President |
|   |   |                             |   |   | and                Chief Executive Officer      |
|   |   |                             |   |   |                                            |

| (a)    | To                the best of my knowledge, the accompanying report on Form 10-K for                the                year ended September 30, 2007 fully complies with the requirements                of                Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,                and                                                   |
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| (b)    | To                the best of my knowledge, the information contained in the accompanying                report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2007 fairly                presents,                in all material respects, the financial condition and results of                operations of  Laclede Gas                Company. |

| Date:  |   | November                28, 2007 |   |   | /s/                Mark D. Waltermire    |
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|   |   |                             |   |   | Mark                D. Waltermire        |
|   |   |                             |   |   | Senior                Vice President and |
|   |   |                             |   |   | Chief                Financial Officer   |
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