CLECO POWER LLC EXHIBIT 12(b)

Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

UNAUDITED (THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS)	2010			2009			2008			2007			2006
Earnings from continuing operations	$	147,405		$	111,166		$	113,832		$	84,673		$	64,828
Income taxes		75,107			15,297			27,956			29,613			33,059
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	$	222,512		$	126,463		$	141,788		$	114,286		$	97,887
Fixed charges:
Interest, long-term debt	$	73,926		$	65,636		$	51,636		$	32,903		$	33,138
Interest, other (including interest on short-term debt)		7,089			17,335			13,397			8,408			4,662
Amortization of debt expense, premium, net		2,279			1,764			1,892			1,399			1,295
Portion of rentals representative of an interest factor		431			536			523			558			506
Interest of capitalized lease		3,972			1,545			-			-			-
Total fixed charges	$	87,697		$	86,816		$	67,448		$	43,268		$	39,601
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	$	222,512		$	126,463		$	141,788		$	114,286		$	97,887
Total fixed charges from above		87,697			86,816			67,448			43,268			39,601
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and fixed charges	$	310,209		$	213,279		$	209,236		$	157,554		$	137,488
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		3.54	X		2.46	X		3.10	X		3.64	X		3.47	X