| Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, Douglas H. Yaeger, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Laclede Group, Inc., hereby certify that |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | (a) | To the best of my knowledge, the accompanying report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010 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, 2010 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of The Laclede Group, Inc. |

| Date:  |   | November 19, 2010 |   |   | /s/ Douglas H. Yaeger            |
|--------|--------|-------------------|--------|--------|----------------------------------|
|   |   |              |   |   | Douglas H. Yaeger                |
|   |   |              |   |   | Chairman of the Board, President |
|   |   |              |   |   | and Chief Executive Officer      |
|   |   |              |   |   |                             |

| Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, Mark D. Waltermire, Chief Financial Officer of The Laclede Group, Inc., hereby certify that |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                   | (a) | To the best of my knowledge, the accompanying report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010 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, 2010 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of The Laclede Group, Inc. |

| Date:  |   | November 19, 2010 |   |   | /s/ Mark D. Waltermire  |
|--------|--------|-------------------|--------|--------|-------------------------|
|   |   |              |   |   | Mark D. Waltermire      |
|   |   |              |   |   | Chief Financial Officer |
|   |   |              |   |   |                    |
|   |   |              |   |   |                    |

| Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, Douglas H. Yaeger, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Laclede Gas Company, hereby certify that |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | (a) | To the best of my knowledge, the accompanying report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010 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, 2010 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Laclede Gas Company. |

| Date:  |   | November 19, 2010 |   |   | /s/ Douglas H. Yaeger            |
|--------|--------|-------------------|--------|--------|----------------------------------|
|   |   |              |   |   | Douglas H. Yaeger                |
|   |   |              |   |   | Chairman of the Board, President |
|   |   |              |   |   | and Chief Executive Officer      |
|   |   |              |   |   |                             |

| Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, Mark D. Waltermire, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Laclede Gas Company, hereby certify that |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | (a) | To the best of my knowledge, the accompanying report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010 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, 2010 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Laclede Gas Company. |

| Date:  |   | November 19, 2010 |   |   | /s/ Mark D. Waltermire    |
|--------|--------|-------------------|--------|--------|---------------------------|
|   |   |              |   |   | Mark D. Waltermire        |
|   |   |              |   |   | Senior Vice President and |
|   |   |              |   |   | Chief Financial Officer   |
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|   |   |              |   |   |                      |