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| CLECO                  CORPORATION |  EXHIBIT                    12(a) |
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| UNAUDITED                    (THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS)                                                                                                                                                                 |   | **2007**   |        |   | 2006   |   |    | 2005   |   |   | 2004    |   |   | 2003   |    |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------|-------------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| Earnings                    (loss) from continuing operations                                                                                                                                                           |   | **$**      | **151,789** |   |   | $      | 74,670  |   |   | $      | 182,978 |   |   | $      | 66,119  |   |   | $ | (29,768 | ) |
| Undistributed                    equity income from investees                                                                                                                                                           |   | ** ** | **(84,327** | **)**  |   |   | 6,201   |   |   |   | (77,765 | )      |   |   | 2,406   |   |   |   | 9,176 |   |
| Income                    tax expense (benefit)                                                                                                                                                                         |   | ** ** | **70,772**  |   |   |   | 42,049  |   |   |   | 115,951 |   |   |   | 35,864  |   |   |   | (21,417 | ) |
| Earnings                    (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes                                                                                                                                       |   | **$**      | **138,234** |   |   | $      | 122,920 |   |   | $      | 221,164 |   |   | $      | 104,389 |   |   | $ | (42,009 | ) |
| Fixed                    charges:                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |       |        |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest,                    long-term                    debt                                                                                                                                                          |   | **$**      | **39,903**  |   |   | $      | 40,138  |   |   | $      | 35,780  |   |   | $      | 47,244  |   |   | $ | 60,998 |   |
| Interest,                    other (including                    interest on short-term debt)                                                                                                                           |   | ** ** | **9,236**   |   |   |   | 5,111   |   |   |   | 3,260   |   |   |   | 2,945   |   |   |   | 7,219 |   |
| Amortization                    of debt expense,                    premium, net                                                                                                                                        |   | ** ** | **1,972**   |   |   |   | 1,867   |   |   |   | 2,399   |   |   |   | 3,261   |   |   |   | 3,385 |   |
| Portion                    of rentals                    representative of an interest factor                                                                                                                           |   | ** ** | **558**     |   |   |   | 506     |   |   |   | 284     |   |   |   | 286     |   |   |   | 518 |   |
| Total                    fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **$**      | **51,669**  |   |   | $      | 47,622  |   |   | $      | 41,723  |   |   | $      | 53,736  |   |   | $ | 72,120 |   |
| Earnings                    (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes                                                                                                                                       |   | **$**      | **138,234** |   |   | $      | 122,920 |   |   | $      | 221,164 |   |   | $      | 104,389 |   |   | $ | (42,009 | ) |
| Plus:  total                    fixed                    charges from above                                                                                                                                   |   | ** ** | **51,669**  |   |   |   | 47,622  |   |   |   | 41,723  |   |   |   | 53,736  |   |   |   | 72,120 |   |
| Plus:  amortization                    of                    capitalized interest                                                                                                                             |   | ** ** | **407**     |   |   |   | 407     |   |   |   | 407     |   |   |   | 485     |   |   |   | 725 |   |
| Earnings                    from continuing operations before income taxes and fixed                    charges                                                                                                         |   | **$**      | **190,310** |   |   | $      | 170,949 |   |   | $      | 263,294 |   |   | $      | 158,610 |   |   | $ | 30,836 |   |
| Ratio                    of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                   |   | ** ** | **3.68**    |   |   |   | 3.59    |   |   |   | 6.31    |   |   |   | 2.95    |   |   | N/A |  (1) |
| Total                    fixed charges from above                                                                                                                                                                       |   | **$**      | **51,669**  |   |   | $      | 47,622  |   |   | $      | 41,723  |   |   | $      | 53,736  |   |   | $ | 72,120 |   |
| Preferred                    stock dividends                                                                                                                                                                            |   | ** ** | **480**     |   |   |   | 1,772   |   |   |   | 1,922   |   |   |   | 2,741   |   |   |   | 2,099 |   |
| Total                    fixed charges and preferred stock dividends                                                                                                                                                    |   | **$**      | **52,149**  |   |   | $      | 49,394  |   |   | $      | 43,645  |   |   | $      | 56,477  |   |   | $ | 74,219 |   |
| Ratio                    of earnings to combined fixed charges                                                                                                                                                          |   |       |        |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| and                    preferred stock                    dividends                                                                                                                                                     |   | ** ** | **3.65**    |   |   |   | 3.46    |   |   |   | 6.03    |   |   |   | 2.81    |   |   | N/A |  (2) |
| (1) For                    the year ended December 31, 2003, earnings were insufficient                    to cover                    fixed charges by $41.3 million.                                             |   |       |        |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |
| (2)                    For the year ended December 31, 2003, earnings were insufficient                    to cover                    fixed charges and preferred stock dividends by $43.4                    million. |   |       |        |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |

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