Exhibit 99.3

Consent of Manager Nominee

Cleco Power LLC and Cleco Securitization I LLC (the “Issuer”) have filed a Registration Statement on Form SF-1 (Registration Nos. 333-264319 and 333-264319-01; as subsequently amended, the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in connection with the public offering of $425.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s Series 2022-A Senior Secured Storm Recovery Bonds. In connection therewith, I hereby consent, pursuant to Rule 438 of the Securities Act, to being named as a person about to become a manager of the Issuer as identified in the Registration Statement. I also consent to the filing of this consent as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

/s/ Kevin P. Burns

Kevin P. Burns

Dated: June 2, 2022