CLECO CORPORATION EXHIBIT 12(a)

Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and of Earnings to Combined

Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends

	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED			FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED			FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED
(THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS)				JUNE 30, 2010
Earnings from continuing operations	$	35,186		$	185,155		$	257,788
Equity loss (income) and dividends from investees		1,129			(36,718	)		(33,421	)
Income taxes		17,389			97,256			98,560
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	$	53,704		$	245,693		$	322,927
Fixed charges:
Interest, long-term debt	$	19,332		$	40,130		$	73,265
Interest, other (including interest on short-term debt)		4,586			9,107			11,006
Amortization of debt expense, premium, net		745			1,433			2,161
Portion of rentals representative of an interest factor		106			218			472
Interest of capitalized lease		490			988			2,011
Total fixed charges	$	25,259		$	51,876		$	88,915
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	$	53,704		$	245,693		$	322,927
Plus:  total fixed charges from above		25,259			51,876			88,915
Plus:  amortization of capitalized interest		162			341			544
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and fixed charges	$	79,125		$	297,910		$	412,386
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		3.13	x		5.74	x		4.64	x
Total fixed charges from above		25,259			51,876			88,915
Preferred stock dividends		17			35			64
Total fixed charges and preferred stock dividends		25,276			51,911			88,979
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends		3.13	x		5.74	x		4.63	x