8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2008

CLECO CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Louisiana	1-15759	72-1445282
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

2030 Donahue Ferry Road
Pineville, Louisiana	71360-5226
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (318) 484-7400

CLECO POWER LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Louisiana	1-05663	72-0244480
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

2030 Donahue Ferry Road
Pineville, Louisiana	71360-5226
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (318) 484-7400

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02         Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 9, 2008, Cleco Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Kathleen Nolen, senior vice president and chief financial officer of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary  Cleco Power LLC (“Cleco Power”), is leaving the Company and Cleco Power effective May 31, 2008.  Russell Davis, vice president and chief accounting officer of the Company and Cleco Power, will serve as interim chief financial officer.  On May 7, 2008, Ms. Nolen notified the Company and Cleco Power of her decision to leave.  Ms. Nolen is leaving the Company to join the staff of The Rapides Foundation, a $230 million endowed charitable foundation devoted to improving the health status of central Louisiana.  Attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing Ms. Nolen’s departure and the appointment of Mr. Davis as the interim chief financial officer.

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

99.1 Press Release issued May 9, 2008 announcing Ms. Nolen’s departure and the appointment of Mr. Davis as the interim chief financial officer.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

CLECO CORPORATION

Date: May 9, 2008                                                              By:  /s/  R. Russell Davis

R. Russell Davis

Vice President and Chief Accounting

Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

CLECO POWER LLC

Date: May 9, 2008                                                               By:  /s/  R. Russell Davis

R. Russell Davis

Vice President and Chief Accounting

Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description
99.1	Press Release issued May 9, 2008 announcing Ms. Nolen’s departure and the appointment of Mr. Davis as the interim chief financial officer.

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

	Cleco Corporation
	2030 Donahue Ferry Road
	PO Box 5000
	Pineville, LA 71361-5000
	Tel 318 484-7400
	NEWS RELEASE

Investor Contacts:	Analyst Inquiries:	Media Contact:
Cleco Corporation:	Kristine Walczak	Susan Broussard
Ryan Gunter	(312) 780-7205	(318)484-7773
(318) 484-7724 Shareholder Services:
Rodney Hamilton
(318) 484-7593

For Immediate Release

Nolen steps down as Cleco Corp. CFO, Davis named interim

PINEVILLE, La., May 9, 2008 – Cleco Corp. (NYSE: CNL) announced today that Kathleen Nolen, senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), is leaving the company effective May 31.  Russell Davis, vice president and chief accounting officer, will serve as interim CFO.

Nolen will join the staff of The Rapides Foundation, a $230 million endowed charitable foundation devoted to improving the health status of central Louisiana.

“We appreciate Kathleen’s service during her tenure as CFO,” said President and CEO Mike Madison. “She led the effort to finance Rodemacher 3, the largest generating project in our company’s history. She has done an excellent job developing financial strategies to increase shareholder value, and I personally will miss her. We wish her well in her new endeavor.”

Davis, a certified public accountant, has been with Cleco since 2000. Prior to that time, he was controller for a number of companies in Central and South West Corporation. He is an active board member for the American Red Cross - Central Louisiana Chapter and the regional advisory board of the Council for a Better Louisiana. Davis holds an accounting degree from McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.

Cleco Corp. is a regional energy company headquartered in Pineville, La.  It operates a regulated electric utility company that serves about 273,000 customers across Louisiana.  Cleco also operates a wholesale energy business with approximately 1,350 megawatts of nameplate generating capacity.  For more information about Cleco, visit www.cleco.com.

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