EXHIBIT
24(a)


CLECO
CORPORATION
 
 POWER
OF ATTORNEY
 
 WHEREAS,Cleco Corporation, a
Louisiana corporation (the "Company"), intends to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Act"), an Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K")
for the Company's fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, with any and all
amendments thereto as may be necessary or appropriate, together with any and all
exhibits and other documents having relation to the Form 10-K;
 
 NOW, THEREFORE,the undersigned, in the
capacity of a director or officer or both a director and officer of the Company,
as the case may be, does hereby appoint Michael H. Madison, R. Russell Davis,
Wade A. Hoefling, and Judy P. Miller, and each of them severally, his true and
lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) with power to act without the other,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, the Form 10-K and any and all
amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental in
connection therewith, to file the same with the Commission and to appear before
the Commission in connection with any matter relating thereto.  Each
of said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do
and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all
capacities, every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
the acts that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or
his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the undersigned has
executed this power of attorney as of the 30th day of
January, 2009.
 
 
 
 /s/  Sherian
      G. CadoriaSherian
      G. Cadoria
 
 
 
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 CLECO
CORPORATION
 
 POWER
OF ATTORNEY
 
 WHEREAS,Cleco Corporation, a
Louisiana corporation (the "Company"), intends to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Act"), an Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K")
for the Company's fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, with any and all
amendments thereto as may be necessary or appropriate, together with any and all
exhibits and other documents having relation to the Form 10-K;
 
 NOW, THEREFORE,the undersigned, in the
capacity of a director or officer or both a director and officer of the Company,
as the case may be, does hereby appoint Michael H. Madison, R. Russell Davis,
Wade A. Hoefling and Judy P. Miller, and each of them severally, his true and
lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) with power to act without the other,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, the Form 10-K and any and all
amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental in
connection therewith, to file the same with the Commission and to appear before
the Commission in connection with any matter relating thereto.  Each
of said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do
and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all
capacities, every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
the acts that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or
his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the undersigned has
executed this power of attorney as of the 30th day of
January, 2009.
 
 
 
 /s/  Richard
      B. CrowellRichard
      B. Crowell
 
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 CLECO
CORPORATION
 
 POWER
OF ATTORNEY
 
 WHEREAS,Cleco Corporation, a
Louisiana corporation (the "Company"), intends to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Act"), an Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K")
for the Company's fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, with any and all
amendments thereto as may be necessary or appropriate, together with any and all
exhibits and other documents having relation to the Form 10-K;
 
 NOW, THEREFORE,the undersigned, in the
capacity of a director or officer or both a director and officer of the Company,
as the case may be, does hereby appoint Michael H. Madison, R. Russell Davis,
Wade A. Hoefling, Judy P. Miller, and each of them severally, his true and
lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) with power to act without the other,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, the Form 10-K and any and all
amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental in
connection therewith, to file the same with the Commission and to appear before
the Commission in connection with any matter relating thereto.  Each
of said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do
and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all
capacities, every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
the acts that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or
his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the undersigned has
executed this power of attorney as of the 30th day of
January, 2009.
 
 
 
 /s/  J.
      Patrick GarrettJ.
      Patrick Garrett
 
 
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 CLECO
CORPORATION
 
 POWER
OF ATTORNEY
 
 WHEREAS,Cleco Corporation, a
Louisiana corporation (the "Company"), intends to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Act"), an Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K")
for the Company's fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, with any and all
amendments thereto as may be necessary or appropriate, together with any and all
exhibits and other documents having relation to the Form 10-K;
 
 NOW, THEREFORE,the undersigned, in the
capacity of a director or officer or both a director and officer of the Company,
as the case may be, does hereby appoint Michael H. Madison, R. Russell Davis,
Wade A. Hoefling, and Judy P. Miller, and each of them severally, his true and
lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) with power to act without the other,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, the Form 10-K and any and all
amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental in
connection therewith, to file the same with the Commission and to appear before
the Commission in connection with any matter relating thereto.  Each
of said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do
and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all
capacities, every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
the acts that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or
his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the undersigned has
executed this power of attorney as of the 30th day of
January, 2009.
 
 
 
 /s/  Elton
      R. KingElton
      R. King
 
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 CLECO
CORPORATION
 
 POWER
OF ATTORNEY
 
 WHEREAS,Cleco Corporation, a
Louisiana corporation (the "Company"), intends to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Act"), an Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K")
for the Company's fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, with any and all
amendments thereto as may be necessary or appropriate, together with any and all
exhibits and other documents having relation to the Form 10-K;
 
 NOW, THEREFORE,the undersigned, in the
capacity of a director or officer or both a director and officer of the Company,
as the case may be, does hereby appoint Michael H. Madison, R. Russell Davis,
Wade A. Hoefling, and Judy P. Miller, and each of them severally, his true and
lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) with power to act without the other,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, the Form 10-K and any and all
amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental in
connection therewith, to file the same with the Commission and to appear before
the Commission in connection with any matter relating thereto.  Each
of said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do
and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all
capacities, every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
the acts that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or
his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the undersigned has
executed this power of attorney as of the 30th day of
January, 2009.
 
 
 
 /s/  Logan
      W. KrugerLogan
      W. Kruger
 
 
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 CLECO
CORPORATION
 
 POWER
OF ATTORNEY
 
 WHEREAS,Cleco Corporation, a
Louisiana corporation (the "Company"), intends to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Act"), an Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K")
for the Company's fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, with any and all
amendments thereto as may be necessary or appropriate, together with any and all
exhibits and other documents having relation to the Form 10-K;
 
 NOW, THEREFORE,the undersigned, in the
capacity of a director or officer or both a director and officer of the Company,
as the case may be, does hereby appoint Michael H. Madison, R. Russell Davis,
Wade A. Hoefling, and Judy P. Miller, and each of them severally, his true and
lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) with power to act without the other,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, the Form 10-K and any and all
amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental in
connection therewith, to file the same with the Commission and to appear before
the Commission in connection with any matter relating thereto.  Each
of said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do
and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all
capacities, every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
the acts that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or
his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the undersigned has
executed this power of attorney as of the 30th day of
January, 2009.
 
 
 
 /s/  William
      L. MarksWilliam
      L. Marks
 
 
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 CLECO
CORPORATION
 
 POWER
OF ATTORNEY
 
 WHEREAS,Cleco Corporation, a
Louisiana corporation (the "Company"), intends to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Act"), an Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K")
for the Company's fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, with any and all
amendments thereto as may be necessary or appropriate, together with any and all
exhibits and other documents having relation to the Form 10-K;
 
 NOW, THEREFORE,the undersigned, in the
capacity of a director or officer or both a director and officer of the Company,
as the case may be, does hereby appoint Michael H. Madison, R. Russell Davis,
Wade A. Hoefling, and Judy P. Miller, and each of them severally, his true and
lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) with power to act without the other,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, the Form 10-K and any and all
amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental in
connection therewith, to file the same with the Commission and to appear before
the Commission in connection with any matter relating thereto.  Each
of said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do
and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all
capacities, every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
the acts that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or
his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the undersigned has
executed this power of attorney as of the 30th day of
January, 2009.
 
 
 
 /s/  Robert
      T. Ratcliff, Sr.Robert
      T. Ratcliff, Sr.
 
 
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 CLECO
CORPORATION
 
 POWER
OF ATTORNEY
 
 WHEREAS,Cleco Corporation, a
Louisiana corporation (the "Company"), intends to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Act"), an Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K")
for the Company's fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, with any and all
amendments thereto as may be necessary or appropriate, together with any and all
exhibits and other documents having relation to the Form 10-K;
 
 NOW, THEREFORE,the undersigned, in the
capacity of a director or officer or both a director and officer of the Company,
as the case may be, does hereby appoint Michael H. Madison, R. Russell Davis,
Wade A. Hoefling, and Judy P. Miller, and each of them severally, his true and
lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) with power to act without the other,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, the Form 10-K and any and all
amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental in
connection therewith, to file the same with the Commission and to appear before
the Commission in connection with any matter relating thereto.  Each
of said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do
and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all
capacities, every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
the acts that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or
his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the undersigned has
executed this power of attorney as of the 30th day of
January, 2009.
 
 
 
 /s/  William
      H. Walker, Jr.William
      H. Walker, Jr.
 
 
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 CLECO
CORPORATION
 
 POWER
OF ATTORNEY
 
 WHEREAS,Cleco Corporation, a
Louisiana corporation (the "Company"), intends to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Act"), an Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K")
for the Company's fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, with any and all
amendments thereto as may be necessary or appropriate, together with any and all
exhibits and other documents having relation to the Form 10-K;
 
 NOW, THEREFORE,the undersigned, in the
capacity of a director or officer or both a director and officer of the Company,
as the case may be, does hereby appoint Michael H. Madison, R. Russell Davis,
Wade A. Hoefling, and Judy P. Miller, and each of them severally, his true and
lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) with power to act without the other,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, the Form 10-K and any and all
amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental in
connection therewith, to file the same with the Commission and to appear before
the Commission in connection with any matter relating thereto.  Each
of said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do
and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all
capacities, every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
the acts that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or
his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the undersigned has
executed this power of attorney as of the 30th day of
January, 2009.
 
 
 
 /s/  W.
      Larry WestbrookW.
      Larry Westbrook