| 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, 2008 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, 2008 fairly      presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of      operations of The Laclede Group,Inc. |

|   | Date:  |   | November 20, 2008 |   |   |   | /s/      Douglas H. Yaeger                           |
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|   |   |   |                        |   |   |   | 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, 2008 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, 2008 fairly      presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of      operations of The Laclede Group,Inc. |

|   | Date:  |   | November 20, 2008 |   |   |   | /s/      Mark D. Waltermire  |
|--------|--------|--------|-----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|------------------------------|
|   |   |   |                        |   |   |   | Mark      D. Waltermire      |
|   |   |   |                        |   |   |   | Chief      Financial Officer |
|   |   |   |                        |   |   |   |                         |
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| 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, 2008 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, 2008 fairly      presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of      operations of Laclede GasCompany. |

|   | Date:  |   | November 20, 2008 |   |   |   | /s/      Douglas H. Yaeger                           |
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|   |   |   |                        |   |   |   | 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, 2008 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, 2008 fairly      presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of      operations of Laclede GasCompany. |

|   | Date:  |   | November 20, 2008 |   |   |   | /s/      Mark D. Waltermire    |
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|   |   |   |                        |   |   |   | Mark      D. Waltermire        |
|   |   |   |                        |   |   |   | Senior      Vice President and |
|   |   |   |                        |   |   |   | Chief      Financial Officer   |
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