Exhibit 32

Section 1350
Certification

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, Douglas H. Yaeger,
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Laclede Group, Inc.,
hereby certify that

| | (a) | To the best of my knowledge, the accompanying report on Form 10-Q for the
               quarter ended December 31, 2005 fully complies with the requirements of Section
               13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
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| | (b) | To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in the accompanying
               report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 fairly presents, in
               all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of The
               Laclede Group, Inc.
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`Date:  January 24, 2006 

                                                             /s/ Douglas H. Yaeger 

                                                             Douglas H. Yaeger
                                                             Chairman of the Board, President
                                                             and Chief Executive Officer`

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Section 1350
Certification

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, Barry C. Cooper,
Chief Financial Officer of The Laclede Group, Inc. hereby certify that

| | (a) | To the best of my knowledge, the accompanying report on Form 10-Q for the
               quarter ended December 31, 2005 fully complies with the requirements of Section
               13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
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| | (b) | To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in the accompanying
               report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 fairly presents, in
               all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of The
               Laclede Group, Inc.
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`Date:    January 24, 2006 

                                                              /s/ Barry C. Cooper 

                                                              Barry C. Cooper
                                                              Chief Financial Officer`

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Section 1350
Certification

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, Douglas H. Yaeger,
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Laclede Gas Company,
hereby certify that

| | (a) | To the best of my knowledge, the accompanying report on Form 10-Q for the
               quarter ended December 31, 2005 fully complies with the requirements of Section
               13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
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| | (b) | To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in the accompanying
               report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 fairly presents, in
               all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
               Laclede Gas Company.
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`Date:  January 24, 2006 

                                                               /s/ Douglas H. Yaeger 

                                                               Douglas H. Yaeger
                                                               Chairman of the Board, President
                                                               and Chief Executive Officer`

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Section 1350
Certification

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, Barry C. Cooper,
Chief Financial Officer of Laclede Gas Company, hereby certify that

| | (a) | To the best of my knowledge, the accompanying report on Form 10-Q for the
               quarter ended December 31, 2005 fully complies with the requirements of Section
               13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
| | --- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | (b) | To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in the accompanying
               report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 fairly presents, in
               all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
               Laclede Gas Company.
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`Date:    January 24, 2006 

                                                              /s/ Barry C. Cooper 

                                                              Barry C. Cooper
                                                              Chief Financial Officer`

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