|   | (a)    | To      the best of my knowledge, the accompanying report on Form 10-Q for the      quarter ended December 31, 2008 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, 2008      fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and      results of operations of The Laclede Group,Inc. |

| Date:  |   | January      28, 2009 |   |   | /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, 2008 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, 2008      fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and      results of operations of The Laclede Group,Inc. |

| Date:  |   | January      28, 2009 |   |   | /s/      Mark D. Waltermire  |
|--------|--------|-----------------------|--------|--------|------------------------------|
|   |   |                  |   |   | Mark      D. Waltermire      |
|   |   |                  |   |   | Chief      Financial Officer |
|   |   |                  |   |   |                         |
|   |   |                  |   |   |                         |

|   | (a)    | To      the best of my knowledge, the accompanying report on Form 10-Q for the      quarter ended December 31, 2008 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, 2008      fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and      results of operations of  Laclede Gas  Company. |

| Date:  |   | January      28, 2009 |   |   | /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, 2008 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, 2008      fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and      results of operations of  Laclede Gas  Company. |

| Date:  |   | January      28, 2009 |   |   | /s/      Mark D. Waltermire                          |
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|   |   |                  |   |   | Mark      D. Waltermire                              |
|   |   |                  |   |   | Senior      Vice President and                       |
|   |   |                  |   |   |     Chief      Financial Officer |
|   |   |                  |   |   |                                                 |