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** UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGECOMMISSIONWashington, D.C.  20549FORM 10-K/AAmendment No.1[X] ANNUAL REPORTPURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the fiscal year ended December31, 2003****Or[  ]TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANTTO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**Commission file number 0-01272**

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**CLECO POWER LLC**(Exact name of registrantas specified in its charter)

| **Louisiana**(State or other  jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)                      | **72-0244480**(I.R.S. Employer  Identification No.) |
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| **2030 Donahue Ferry Road, Pineville,  Louisiana**(Address of principal  executive offices)  | **71360-5226**(Zip Code)

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| **Registrant's telephone number, including  area code:  (318) 484-7400  **         |

| **Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of  the Act: **                        |
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| **Title of each class**                                                                       | ** ** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
|           6.52%  Medium-Term Notes due 2009 |  | New York Stock Exchange  |
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| **Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of  the Act: **                        |
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| **Title of each class**                                                                       |
| Membership Interests                                                                          |

**     ClecoPower LLC meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction (I)(1)(a) and(b) of Form 10-K and is therefore filing the Form 10-K to which this amendmentrelates with the reduced disclosure format.**

     Indicateby check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to befiled by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during thepreceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was requiredto file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such filingrequirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  X   No     .

     Indicateby check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 ofRegulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the bestof the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statementsincorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment tothis Form 10-K.[ X ]

     Indicateby check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined inRule 12b-2 of the Act).  Yes      No  X  .

     As of February 1, 2004, all of Cleco Power'sMembership Interests were owned by Cleco Corporation.

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**ITEM 9A.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES**

***Evaluation ofDisclosure Controls and Procedures***

          In accordance with Rules13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant'smanagement has evaluated, as of the end of the period covered by this Report,with the participation of the Registrant's chief executive officer and chieffinancial officer, the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controlsand procedures as defined by Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934 (Disclosure Controls).  Based on that evaluation, suchofficers concluded that the Registrant's Disclosure Controls were effective asof the date of that evaluation.

          During the Registrant'sfourth fiscal quarter, there have been no changes to the Registrant's internalcontrol over financial reporting that have materially affected or arereasonably likely to materially affect the Registrant's internal control overfinancial reporting.

          Disclosure Controls arecontrols and procedures that are designed to ensure that information requiredto be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,such as this Annual Report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reportedwithin the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms.  DisclosureControls include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed toensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to theRegistrant's management, including the chief executive officer and chieffinancial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding requireddisclosure.

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***Signatures***

          Pursuant tothe requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by theundersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

|  | CLECO POWER LLC              **(Registrant) **                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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|  |     /s/  David M. Eppler                                                 (David M. Eppler)**        (Chief Executive Officer  and Manager)** |

Date:  May 7, 2004

          Pursuant to therequirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has beensigned below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in thecapacities and on the dates indicated.

| **Signature **                                                                                                                                                                                                               | **Title**                                                                                        | **Date**    |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                  |             |
|   /s/  David M. Eppler                      **(David M. Eppler)**                                         | Chief Executive Officer and Manager  (Principal Executive Officer)                          | May 7, 2004 |
|   /s/ Dilek  Samil                              **(Dilek Samil)** | Executive Vice President  and  Chief Financial Officer  (Principal Financial Officer)  | May 7, 2004 |
|  /s/ R.  Russell Davis                       **(R. Russell Davis)**                                       | Vice President and Controller  (Principal Accounting Officer)                               | May 7, 2004 |

| **MANAGERS* **               |
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| **SHERIAN G. CADORIA **      |
| **RICHARD B. CROWELL **      |
| **DAVID M. EPPLER **         |
| **J. PATRICK GARRETT **      |
| **F. BEN JAMES, JR. **       |
| **ELTON R. KING **           |
| **WILLIAM L. MARKS **        |
| **RAY B. NESBITT **          |
| **ROBERT T. RATCLIFF **      |
| **WILLIAM H. WALKER,  JR. ** |
| **W. LARRY WESTBROOK **      |

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|     /s/  David M. Eppler                                       | May 7, 2004 |
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| ***By: DAVID M.  EPPLER**            (David M. Eppler,  as Attorney-in-Fact)                                                                                                                                              |             |

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**EXHIBIT INDEX**

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| **Exhibit Number** | **Exhibit Description **                                                               |
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| 31(a)              | CEO and CFO Certification in  accordance with Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |

 

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