CLECO
      CORPORATION
            EXHIBIT
      12(a)




Computation
of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and of Earnings to Combined
 Fixed
Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends
 UNAUDITED
      (THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS)
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2009
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2008
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2007
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2006
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2005Earnings
      from continuing operations
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        106,308
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        102,141
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        151,789
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        74,670
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        182,978Equity
      income (loss) and dividends from investees
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        19,023
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        10,648
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        (84,327
                                                                                        )
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        6,201
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        (77,765
                                                                                        )Income
      tax expense
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        9,579
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        18,457
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        70,772
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        42,049
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        115,951Earnings
      from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        134,910
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        131,246
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        138,234
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        122,920
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        221,164Fixed
      charges:Interest, long-term
      debt
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        65,636
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        53,969
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        39,903
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        40,138
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        35,780Interest, other (including
      interest on short-term debt)
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        9,695
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        15,831
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        9,236
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        5,111
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        3,260Amortization of debt expense,
      premium, net
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        1,897
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2,242
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        1,972
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        1,867
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2,399Portion of rentals
      representative of an interest factor
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        536
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        523
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        558
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        506
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        284Interest of capitalized
      lease
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        1,545
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        -
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        -
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        -
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        -Total
      fixed charges
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        79,309
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        72,565
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        51,669
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        47,622
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        41,723Earnings
      from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        134,910
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        131,246
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        138,234
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        122,920
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        221,164Plus:  total fixed
      charges from above
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        79,309
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        72,565
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        51,669
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        47,622
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        41,723Plus:  amortization of
      capitalized interest
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        407
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        407
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        407
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        407
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        407Earnings
      from continuing operations before income taxes and fixed
      charges
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        214,626
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        204,218
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        190,310
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        170,949
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        263,294Ratio
      of earnings to fixed charges
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2.71
                                                                                        X
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2.81
                                                                                        X
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        3.68
                                                                                        X
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        3.59
                                                                                        X
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        6.31
                                                                                        XTotal
      fixed charges from above
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        79,309
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        72,565
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        51,669
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        47,622
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        41,723Preferred
      stock dividends
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        50
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        55
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        480
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        1,772
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        1,922Total
      fixed charges and preferred stock dividends
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        79,359
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        72,620
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        52,149
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        49,394
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        $
                                                                                        43,645Ratio
      of earnings to combined fixed chargesand preferred stock
      dividends
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2.70
                                                                                        X
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2.81
                                                                                        X
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        3.65
                                                                                        X
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        3.46
                                                                                        X
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        6.03
                                                                                        X