2.2.0.25falsefalse006060 - Disclosure - Debttruefalsefalse1falsefalsefalsefalse1/1/2010 - 12/31/2010 c00052http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001089819duration2010-01-01T00:00:002010-12-31T00:00:002true0cnl_NotesToFinancialStatementsAbstractcnlfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringNo definition available.falsefalseNotes to the Financial Statements [Abstract]3false0us-gaap_DebtDisclosureTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterselabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Note 6 — Debt <div><hr style="COLOR: black" align="left" width="100%" noshade="noshade" size="1" /></div></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">Cleco</div></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Cleco’s total indebtedness as of December 31, 2010, and 2009, was as follows. </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="6"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">AT DECEMBER 31,</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">(THOUSANDS)</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2010</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2009</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" align="left"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Bonds</div></td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cleco Power’s senior notes, 5.375%, due 2013</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">75,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">75,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cleco Power’s senior notes, 4.95%, due 2015</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">50,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">50,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cleco Power’s senior notes, 6.65%, due 2018</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">250,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">250,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cleco Power’s senior notes, 6.50%, due 2035</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">295,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">295,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cleco Power’s senior notes, 6.00%, due 2040</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">250,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cleco Power’s pollution control revenue bonds, 5.875%, due 2029, callable after September 1, 2009</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">61,260</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 61,260</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cleco Power’s solid waste disposal facility bonds, 4.70%, due 2036, callable after November 1, 2016</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">60,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 60,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cleco Power’s solid waste disposal facility bonds, 5.25%, due 2037, mandatory tender on March 1, 2013</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">60,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 60,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cleco Power’s solid waste disposal facility bonds, 6.00%, due 2038, mandatory tender on October 1, 2011</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">32,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 32,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cleco Power’s GO Zone bonds, 7.00%, due 2038, mandatory tender on December 1, 2011</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">100,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 100,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cleco Katrina/Rita’s storm recovery bonds, 4.41%, due 2020</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">87,975</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 99,454</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cleco Katrina/Rita’s storm recovery bonds, 5.61%, due 2023</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">67,600</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 67,600</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Total bonds</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,388,835</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,150,314</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Other long-term debt</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cleco Power’s bank term loan, variable rate, due 2012</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">50,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cleco Power’s 6.125%, insured quarterly notes, due 2017, callable after March 1, 2005</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 24,226</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cleco Corporation’s credit facility draws</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">15,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">95,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Barge lease obligations, ending December 31, 2013</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">19,200</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">20,751</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Mobile computers lease obligations, ended December 31, 2010</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 123</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Gross amount of long-term debt</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,423,035</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,340,414</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Less:  long-term due within one year</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(12,269</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(11,478</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Less:  lease obligations due within one year</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(1,662</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(1,636</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Less:  unamortized premium and discount, net</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(9,395</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(7,001</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Total long-term debt, net</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,399,709</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,320,299</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">The amounts payable under long-term debt agreements for each year through 2015 and thereafter are listed below.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">(THOUSANDS)</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2011</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2012</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2013</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2014</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2015</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">THEREAFTER</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="28%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Amounts payable under long-term debt agreements</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">12,269</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">13,108</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">148,969</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">29,876</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">15,824</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,183,789</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="justify"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">At December 31, 2010, Cleco had $150.0 million of short-term debt outstanding, compared to none at December 31, 2009. The short-term debt outstanding was a bank term loan Cleco Corporation entered into in February 2010.  The bank term loan has an interest rate of one-month LIBOR plus 2.75% and was set to mature in February 2011.  In January 2011, Cleco extended the bank term loan to mature on August 19, 2011 and lowered the interest rate to one-month LIBOR plus 2.50%.  At December 31, 2010, the interest rate on the bank term loan was 3.02%.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">During 2009, Cleco Power entered into a capital lease for barges in order to transport petroleum coke and limestone to Madison Unit 3.  The initial term of the lease agreement will terminate on December 31, 2013, at which time, Cleco Power will have the option to renew the lease agreement for a second five-year term.  For more information on the barge lease, see Note 14 — “Litigation, Other Commitment and Contingencies, and Disclosures about Guarantees — Other Commitments — Fuel Transportation Agreement.” </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">The amounts payable under the capital lease agreements for the next five years are listed below. </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">(THOUSANDS)</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2011</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2012</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2013</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2014</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2015</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">THEREAFTER</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="28%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Amounts payable under the capital lease agreement</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,662</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,841</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,017</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,221</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,446</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">9,013</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="justify"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Cleco Power</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Cleco Power’s total indebtedness as of December 31, 2010, and 2009, was as follows.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="6"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">AT DECEMBER 31,</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">(THOUSANDS)</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2010</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2009</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" align="left"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Bonds</div></td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Senior notes, 5.375%, due 2013</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">75,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">75,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Senior notes, 4.95%, due 2015</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">50,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">50,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Senior notes, 6.65%, due 2018</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">250,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">250,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Senior notes, 6.50%, due 2035</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">295,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">295,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Senior notes, 6.00%, due 2040</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">250,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Pollution control revenue bonds, 5.875%, due 2029, callable after September 1, 2009</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">61,260</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 61,260</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Solid waste disposal facility bonds, 4.70%, due 2036, callable after November 1, 2016</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">60,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 60,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Solid waste disposal facility bonds, 5.25%, due 2037, mandatory tender on March 1, 2013</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">60,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 60,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Solid waste disposal facility bonds, 6.00%, due 2038, mandatory tender on October 1, 2011</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">32,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 32,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">GO Zone bonds, 7.00%, due 2038, mandatory tender on December 1, 2011</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">100,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 100,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cleco Katrina/Rita’s storm recovery bonds, 4.41%, due 2020</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">87,975</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 99,454</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cleco Katrina/Rita’s storm recovery bonds, 5.61%, due 2023</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">67,600</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 67,600</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Total bonds</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,388,835</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,150,314</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Other long-term debt</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Bank term loan, variable rate, due 2012</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">50,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">6.125%, insured quarterly notes, due 2017, callable  after March 1, 2005</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 24,226</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Barge lease obligations, ending December 31, 2013</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">19,200</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">20,751</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Mobile computers lease obligations, ended December 31, 2010</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 123</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Gross amount of long-term debt</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,408,035</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,245,414</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Less:  long-term due within one year</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(12,269</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(11,478</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Less:  lease obligations due within one year</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(1,662</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(1,636</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Less:  unamortized premium and discount, net</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(9,395</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(7,001</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="76%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Total long-term debt, net</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,384,709</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,225,299</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="justify"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="justify"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">The amounts payable under long-term debt agreements for each year through 2015 and thereafter are listed below.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">(THOUSANDS)</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2011</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2012</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2013</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2014</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2015</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">THEREAFTER</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="28%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Amounts payable under long-term debt agreements</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">12,269</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">13,108</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">148,969</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">14,876</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">15,824</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,183,789</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="justify"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">At December 31, 2010, and 2009, Cleco Power had no outstanding short-term debt. </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">At December 31, 2010, Cleco Power’s long-term debt outstanding was $1.4 billion, of which $12.3 million was due within one year, compared to $1.2 billion outstanding at December 31, 2009, which included $11.5 million due within one year. The long-term debt due within one year at December 31, 2010, represents principal payments for the Cleco Katrina/Rita storm recovery bonds scheduled to be paid in 2011. </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">In October 2010, Cleco Power redeemed all of the outstanding 6.125% Insured Quarterly Notes prior to maturity.  As part of the redemption, Cleco Power paid $0.2 million of accrued interest on the redeemed notes. </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Also, in October 2010, Cleco Power entered into a treasury rate lock contract in order to mitigate the interest rate exposure on the future debt issuance of the $250.0 million senior unsecured notes.  The notional amount of the treasury rate lock was $125.0 million.  The 3.929% lock rate was based on the 30-year treasury note yield as of October 21, 2010.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">In November 2010, Cleco Power settled the treasury rate lock that was entered into in October 2010.  The reference rate, based on the 30-year treasury note yield maturing on August 15, 2040, on the date of settlement of the treasury rate lock was 4.209%, which resulted in Cleco Power receiving $5.7 million from the counterparty.  The treasury rate lock is considered a derivative instrument that qualifies as a cash flow hedge for accounting purposes.  While the treasury rate lock meets the definition of highly effective, it did contain some ineffectiveness relating to the swap reference yield rate compared to the hedged note issuance that used the 30-year treasury note yield maturing on May 15, 2040.  The yield differential caused the swap to undercompensate the underlying interest rate risk, thus the entire settlement amount of $5.7 million was recorded as an increase in accumulated other comprehensive income.  The $5.7 million in accumulated other comprehensive income will be reclassified as a reduction to interest expense over the remaining 30-year life of the senior notes that were issued in November 2010.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">In November 2010, Cleco Power issued $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes.  The interest rate for the notes is 6.00%, and the notes mature on December 1, 2040.  The net proceeds from the $250.0 million issuance were used for general corporate purposes, including financing a portion of the costs related to the Acadiana Load Pocket transmission project, the AMI project, accelerated funding of certain pension plan obligations and repayment prior to maturity of a $50.0 million bank loan due in August 2012.  In connection with the bank loan repayment, Cleco Power paid $0.1 million of accrued interest on the repaid loan.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">The amounts payable under the capital lease agreements for the next five years are listed below. </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">(THOUSANDS)</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2011</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2012</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2013</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2014</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2015</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right">THEREAFTER</div></td><td style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="28%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Amounts payable under the capital lease agreement</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,662</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,841</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,017</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,221</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,446</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">9,013</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="justify"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Credit Facilities</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">At December 31, 2010, Cleco has two separate revolving credit facilities, one for Cleco Corporation and one for Cleco Power, with a maximum aggregate capacity of $500.0 million.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">In November 2010, Cleco Corporation entered into a $200.0 million four-year revolving credit facility.  The credit facility matures on November 23, 2014 and provides for working capital and other needs.  Cleco Corporation’s borrowing costs under the facility are equal to LIBOR plus 2.50%, including facility fees of 0.45%.  If Cleco Power defaults under the Cleco Power facility, then Cleco Corporation would be considered in default under the Cleco Corporation facility.  At December 31, 2010, there was $15.0 million outstanding under Cleco Corporation’s credit facility at an interest rate of 2.32%.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">At December 31, 2010, Cleco Corporation was in compliance with the covenants in its credit facility.  At December 31, 2010, off-balance sheet commitments and outstanding credit facility borrowing reduced available borrowings by $5.4 million and $15.0 million, respectively.  Additionally, a debt limitation covenant contained in the $150.0 million Cleco Corporation bank term loan agreement limits borrowings to $325.0 million, leaving available borrowing capacity of $154.6 million.  An uncommitted line of credit with a bank in an amount up to $10.0 million also is available to support Cleco Corporation’s working capital needs.  </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">In November 2010, Cleco Power entered into a $300.0 million four-year revolving credit facility.  The credit facility matures on November 23, 2014 and provides for working capital and other needs.  Cleco Power’s borrowing costs under the facility are equal to LIBOR plus 2.25%, including facility fees of 0.35%.  At December 31, 2010, there were no outstanding draws under Cleco Power’s credit facility.  At December 31, 2010, Cleco Power was in compliance with the covenants in its credit facility.  An uncommitted line of credit with a bank in an amount up to $10.0 million also is available to support Cleco Power’s working capital needs.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Cleco Power’s solid waste disposal facility bonds due 2038, and Cleco Power’s GO Zone bonds due 2038, are required to be mandatorily tendered by the holders for purchase on October 1, 2011, and December 1, 2011, respectively, pursuant to the terms of the respective indentures, at which time Cleco Power will have the option to either repay all of Cleco Power’s obligations under the respective loan agreements relating to the bonds or cause the bonds to be remarketed.  Cleco Power expects to cause the bonds to be remarketed for new terms at new interest rates, both to be determined by market conditions.</div>Note 6 — Debt ClecoCleco’s total indebtedness as of December 31, 2010, and 2009, was as follows.    AT DECEMBERfalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringInformation about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 129 -Paragraph 2, 4 falsefalseDebt12DebtUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownfalsetrue