CLECO CORPORATE HOLDINGS LLC EXHIBIT 12(a)

Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges (Unaudited)
	SUCCESSOR					PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS)	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DEC. 31, 2017		APR. 13, 2016 - DEC. 31, 2016			JAN. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016			FOR THE YEAR ENDED DEC. 31, 2015			FOR THE YEAR ENDED DEC. 31, 2014			FOR THE YEAR ENDED DEC. 31, 2013
Net income (loss)	$	138,080	$	(24,113	)	$	(3,960	)	$	133,669		$	154,739		$	160,685
Income tax expense (benefit)	7,079		(22,822		)	3,468			77,704			67,116			79,575
Undistributed equity loss from investees	—		—			—			7			—			—
Amortization of capitalized interest	—		—			—			—			77			308
Total fixed charges (from below)	126,303		91,338			22,547			79,795			76,163			86,680
Total earnings	$	271,462	$	44,403		$	22,055		$	291,175		$	298,095		$	327,248
Fixed charges
Interest	$	118,775	$	87,315		$	21,491		$	75,535		$	71,959		$	81,173
Amortization of debt expense, premium, net	6,425		3,537			839			3,342			3,227			4,397
Portion of rentals representative of an interest factor**	1,062		362			146			572			489			488
Interest of capitalized lease	41		124			71			346			488			622
Total fixed charges	$	126,303	$	91,338		$	22,547		$	79,795		$	76,163		$	86,680
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges	2.15		*			*			3.65		x	3.91		x	3.78		x

* Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The earnings did not cover the fixed charges by $46.9 million and $0.5 million for the successor period April 13, 2016, through December 31, 2016, and the predecessor period January 1, 2016, through April 12, 2016, respectively.

**The interest portion of rental expenses, that cannot be imputed, is estimated to equal 11% of such expenses, and the imputed interest portion of rental expenses is calculated between 3.62% and 6.08% of such expenses, which are considered reasonable approximations of the interest factors.