Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Operating revenue
Electric operations	$ 260,485	$ 261,101	$ 498,953	$ 513,899
Tolling operations	4,222	4,399	7,003	11,863
Other operations	12,983	10,245	25,711	21,119
Affiliate revenue	55	158	202	1,307
Gross operating revenue	277,745	275,903	531,869	548,188
Electric customer credits	(4,822)	0	(5,256)	0
Operating revenue, net	272,923	275,903	526,613	548,188
Operating expenses
Fuel used for electric generation	78,268	81,558	175,236	176,140
Power purchased for utility customers	25,477	24,508	33,926	72,727
Other operations	31,671	29,845	59,336	56,499
Maintenance	28,269	21,633	45,078	35,470
Depreciation	29,985	29,798	59,084	54,051
Taxes other than income taxes	9,464	8,565	18,924	17,367
(Gain) loss on sales of assets	(506)	(98)	(496)	(57)
Total operating expenses	202,628	195,809	391,088	412,197
Operating income	70,295	80,094	135,525	135,991
Interest income	170	80	285	242
Allowance for other funds used during construction	876	359	2,854	10,165
Equity income (loss) from investees, before tax	61,440	(1,129)	62,052	36,718
Gain on toll settlement			0	148,402
Other income	1,050	266	2,254	807
Other expense	(1,344)	(2,577)	(2,661)	(2,962)
Interest charges
Interest charges, including amortization of debt expenses, premium, and discount, net of capitalized interest	25,935	24,663	53,263	50,670
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(316)	(145)	(1,031)	(3,718)
Total interest charges	25,619	24,518	52,232	46,952
Income before income taxes	106,868	52,575	148,077	282,411
Federal and state income tax expense	36,520	17,389	48,714	97,256
Net income	70,348	35,186	99,363	185,155
Preferred dividends requirements, net of tax	15	12	26	23
Preferred stock redemption costs, net of tax	112	0	112	0
Net income applicable to common stock	70,221	35,174	99,225	185,132
Average number of basic common shares outstanding (in shares)	60,655,538	60,431,930	60,613,371	60,374,233
Average number of diluted common shares outstanding (in shares)	61,023,439	60,705,269	60,797,545	60,519,066
Basic earnings per share
Net income applicable to common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 1.16	$ 0.58	$ 1.64	$ 3.07
Diluted earnings per share
Net income applicable to common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 1.15	$ 0.58	$ 1.63	$ 3.06
Cash dividends paid per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ 0.25	$ 0.53	$ 0.475
CLECO POWER [Member]
Operating revenue
Electric operations	260,485	261,101	498,953	513,899
Other operations	12,453	9,755	24,696	20,140
Affiliate revenue	348	344	694	686
Gross operating revenue	273,286	271,200	524,343	534,725
Electric customer credits	(4,822)	0	(5,256)	0
Operating revenue, net	268,464	271,200	519,087	534,725
Operating expenses
Fuel used for electric generation	78,268	81,558	175,236	176,140
Power purchased for utility customers	25,477	24,508	33,926	72,727
Other operations	29,912	28,051	55,901	52,460
Maintenance	22,581	19,704	38,194	31,426
Depreciation	28,282	28,162	55,683	50,808
Taxes other than income taxes	8,396	7,909	16,783	15,949
(Gain) loss on sales of assets			(1)	39
Total operating expenses	192,916	189,892	375,722	399,549
Operating income	75,548	81,308	143,365	135,176
Interest income	168	76	281	234
Allowance for other funds used during construction	876	359	2,854	10,165
Other income	644	274	844	745
Other expense	(1,341)	(1,374)	(2,618)	(2,280)
Interest charges
Interest charges, including amortization of debt expenses, premium, and discount, net of capitalized interest	24,638	22,463	49,754	44,778
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(316)	(145)	(1,031)	(3,718)
Total interest charges	24,322	22,318	48,723	41,060
Income before income taxes	51,573	58,325	96,003	102,980
Federal and state income tax expense	15,879	19,236	30,279	31,731
Net income	$ 35,694	$ 39,089	$ 65,724	$ 71,249