CLECO POWER LLC
                        EXHIBIT
12(b)
 Computation
of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 UNAUDITED
      (THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS)
                  
                  2009
                  
                  
                  2008
                  
                  
                  2007
                  
                  
                  2006
                  
                  
                  2005Earnings
      from continuing operations
                  
                  $
                  111,166
                  
                  
                  $
                  113,832
                  
                  
                  $
                  84,673
                  
                  
                  $
                  64,828
                  
                  
                  $
                  59,081Income
      taxes
                  
                  
                  15,297
                  
                  
                  
                  27,956
                  
                  
                  
                  29,613
                  
                  
                  
                  33,059
                  
                  
                  
                  37,495Earnings
      from continuing operations before income taxes
                  
                  $
                  126,463
                  
                  
                  $
                  141,788
                  
                  
                  $
                  114,286
                  
                  
                  $
                  97,887
                  
                  
                  $
                  96,576Fixed
      charges:Interest, long-term
      debt
                  
                  $
                  65,636
                  
                  
                  $
                  51,636
                  
                  
                  $
                  32,903
                  
                  
                  $
                  33,138
                  
                  
                  $
                  24,583Interest, other (including
      interest on short-term debt)
                  
                  
                  17,335
                  
                  
                  
                  13,397
                  
                  
                  
                  8,408
                  
                  
                  
                  4,662
                  
                  
                  
                  2,431Amortization of debt expense,
      premium, net
                  
                  
                  1,764
                  
                  
                  
                  1,892
                  
                  
                  
                  1,399
                  
                  
                  
                  1,295
                  
                  
                  
                  1,482Portion of rentals
      representative of an interest factor
                  
                  
                  536
                  
                  
                  
                  523
                  
                  
                  
                  558
                  
                  
                  
                  506
                  
                  
                  
                  283Interest of capitalized
      lease
                  
                  
                  1,545
                  
                  
                  
                  -
                  
                  
                  
                  -
                  
                  
                  
                  -
                  
                  
                  
                  -Total
      fixed charges
                  
                  $
                  86,816
                  
                  
                  $
                  67,448
                  
                  
                  $
                  43,268
                  
                  
                  $
                  39,601
                  
                  
                  $
                  28,779Earnings
      from continuing operations before income taxes
                  
                  $
                  126,463
                  
                  
                  $
                  141,788
                  
                  
                  $
                  114,286
                  
                  
                  $
                  97,887
                  
                  
                  $
                  96,576Total fixed charges from
      above
                  
                  
                  86,816
                  
                  
                  
                  67,448
                  
                  
                  
                  43,268
                  
                  
                  
                  39,601
                  
                  
                  
                  28,779Earnings
      from continuing operations before income taxes and fixed
      charges
                  
                  $
                  213,279
                  
                  
                  $
                  209,236
                  
                  
                  $
                  157,554
                  
                  
                  $
                  137,488
                  
                  
                  $
                  125,355Ratio
      of earnings to fixed charges
                  
                  
                  2.46
                  X
                  
                  
                  3.10
                  X
                  
                  
                  3.64
                  X
                  
                  
                  3.47
                  X
                  
                  
                  4.36
                  X