| (a)     | To                the best of my knowledge, the accompanying report on Form 10-Q for                the                quarter ended December 31, 2007 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, 2007                fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition                and                results of operations of The Laclede Group,                Inc. |

| Date:  |   | January                30, 2008 |   |   | /s/                Douglas H. Yaeger            |
|--------|--------|---------------------------------|--------|--------|-------------------------------------------------|
|   |   |                            |   |   | Douglas                H. Yaeger                |
|   |   |                            |   |   | Chairman                of the Board, President |
|   |   |                            |   |   | and                Chief Executive Officer      |
|   |   |                            |   |   |                                            |

| (a)     | To                the best of my knowledge, the accompanying report on Form 10-Q for                the                quarter ended December 31, 2007 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, 2007                fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition                and                results of operations of The Laclede Group,                Inc. |

| Date:  |   | January                30, 2008 |   |   | /s/                Mark D. Waltermire  |
|--------|--------|---------------------------------|--------|--------|----------------------------------------|
|   |   |                            |   |   | Mark                D. Waltermire      |
|   |   |                            |   |   | Chief                Financial Officer |
|   |   |                            |   |   |                                   |
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| (a)     | To                the best of my knowledge, the accompanying report on Form 10-Q for                the                quarter ended December 31, 2007 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, 2007                fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition                and                results of operations of  Laclede Gas                Company. |

| Date:  |   | January                30, 2008 |   |   | /s/                Douglas H. Yaeger            |
|--------|--------|---------------------------------|--------|--------|-------------------------------------------------|
|   |   |                            |   |   | Douglas                H. Yaeger                |
|   |   |                            |   |   | Chairman                of the Board, President |
|   |   |                            |   |   | and                Chief Executive Officer      |
|   |   |                            |   |   |                                            |

| (a)     | To                the best of my knowledge, the accompanying report on Form 10-Q for                the                quarter ended December 31, 2007 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, 2007                fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition                and                results of operations of  Laclede Gas                Company. |

| Date:  |   | January                30, 2008 |   |   | /s/                Mark D. Waltermire                     |
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|   |   |                            |   |   | Mark                D. Waltermire                         |
|   |   |                            |   |   | Senior                Vice President and                  |
|   |   |                            |   |   |                    Chief Financial Officer |
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