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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on August 12, 2005</p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</p>
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      <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;border:medium none;
  padding:0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'><font size="2">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></p>
      <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;border:medium none;
  padding:0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'><font size="2">Washington,
  D.C. 20549</font></p>
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      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></p>
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    <b><font size="4">FORM S-8</font></b></p>
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    <font size="2">REGISTRATION
  STATEMENT</font></p>
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    <font size="2">Under</font></p>
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    <font size="2">THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></p>
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    <u><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></p>
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    <b><font size="4">CLECO CORPORATION</font></b></p>
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    <font size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
  charter)</font></p>
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    <u><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></p>
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    <font size="2"><b>Louisiana<br></b>(State or other jurisdiction of<br>incorporation or organization)<br>
    <br><b>2030 Donahue Ferry Road<br>Pineville, Louisiana<br></b>(Address of principal executive
  offices)<br>
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    <b><font size="2">72-1445282<br></font></b><font size="2">(I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.)<br>
    <br><b>71360-5226<br></b>(Zip Code)</font></p></td>
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    <b><font size="2">CLECO
  POWER LLC<br>401(k) SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN</font></b></p>
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    <font size="2">(Full title of the plan)</font></p>
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    <u><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></p>
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    <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;
  margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><font size="2"><b>R. O'Neal Chadwick, Jr.<br>Senior Vice President and General Counsel<br>2030 Donahue Ferry Road<br>Pineville, Louisiana 71360-5226<br>
    </b>(Name and address of agent for
  service)</font></p>
    <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:center'>
    <font size="2">Telephone number, including area code, of agent for
  service:&nbsp; </font><b><font size="2">(318) 484-7400</font></b></p>
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    <font size="2">copy
  to:<br></font><b><font size="2">Timothy S. Taylor<br>Baker Botts L.L.P.<br>One Shell Plaza<br>910 Louisiana Street<br>Houston, Texas 77002<br>(713) 229-1234</font></b></p>
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    <u><font size="2"><b>
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></u></p>
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<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:0in' align="center">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</p>
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  3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><font size="2">Title of securities<br></font><u>
    <font size="2">to be registered</font></u></p></td>
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  3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><font size="2">Amount to<br></font><u><font size="2">be registered (1)</font></u></p>
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    <p class=MsoTitle style='margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
  3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><font size="2">Proposed maximum<br></font><u>
    <font size="2">offering price per share (2)</font></u></p></td>
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    <p class=MsoTitle style='margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
  3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><font size="2">Proposed maximum<br></font><u>
    <font size="2">aggregate offering price</font></u></p></td>
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    <p class=MsoTitle style='margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
  3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><font size="2">Amount of</font><u><font size="2"><br>registration fee</font></u></p>
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    <p class=MsoTitle style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><font size="2">Common
  Stock (par value $1.00 per share) (3)</font></p></td>
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    <p class=MsoTitle style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><font size="2">1,500,000</font></p>
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    <p class=MsoTitle style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><font size="2">$21.84</font></p>
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    <p class=MsoTitle style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><font size="2">$32,760,000</font></p>
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    <p class=MsoTitle style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><font size="2">$3,856</font></p>
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<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:36.7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-27.35pt'><font size="2">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c)
under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers an
indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee
benefit plan described herein.</font></p>
<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:36.7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-27.35pt'><font size="2">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c)
and (h) solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and based
upon the average of the high and low sales price per share of Common Stock (&quot;Common
Stock&quot;) of Cleco Corporation reported on the New York Stock Exchange on August
9, 2005.</font></p>
<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:36.7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-27.35pt'><font size="2">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Each share of Common Stock includes an
associated preferred stock purchase right.&nbsp; No separate consideration is
payable for the preferred stock purchase rights.&nbsp; The registration fee for these
securities is included in the fee for the Common Stock.</font></p>
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<p class=MsoTitle align="center"><b><font size="2">PART I</font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">The information required by Part I of Form S-8
to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this
Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of
1933 and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.</font></p>
<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-bottom:6.0pt' align="center"><b><font size="2">PART II</font></b></p>
<p class=MsoSubtitle style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><font size="2">Item 3.&nbsp; Incorporation of
Documents by Reference.</font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">The following documents have been filed by
Cleco Corporation (the &quot;Company&quot;) (File No. 1-15759) with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &quot;SEC&quot;) and are hereby incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement:</font></p>
<ul>
  <li>
  <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'>
  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2004, filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;14, 2005, as
amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 thereto on Form&nbsp;10-K/A, filed with the SEC
on March&nbsp;30, 2005,</font></p></li>
  <li>
  <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'>
  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Annual Report of the Cleco Power LLC 401(k) Savings and
Investment Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;) on Form 11-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2004, filed with the SEC on June 17, 2005,</font></p></li>
  <li>
  <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'>
  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2005, filed with the SEC on August 2, 2005,</font></p></li>
  <li>
  <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'>
  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on May 3, 2005,</font></p></li>
  <li>
  <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'>
  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company's Proxy Statement and Notice of Annual Meeting of
Shareholders on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;29, 2005,</font></p>
  </li>
  <li>
  <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'>
  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 9, 2005,
filed with the SEC on August 11, 2005,</font></p></li>
  <li>
  <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'>
  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated July 22,
2005, filed with the SEC on July 28, 2005, </font></p></li>
  <li>
  <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'>
  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated June 30, 2005
(other than Exhibit 99.1), filed with the SEC on July 7, 2005, </font></p></li>
  <li>
  <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'>
  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated June 28,
2005, filed with the SEC on June 28, 2005, </font></p></li>
  <li>
  <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'>
  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated May 27, 2005,
filed with the SEC on June 1, 2005,</font></p></li>
  <li>
  <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'>
  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated May&nbsp;5,
2005 (other than Exhibit 99.1), filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;6, 2005, </font>
  </p></li>
  <li>
  <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'>
  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated
April&nbsp;25, 2005, filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;29, 2005,</font></p></li>
  <li>
  <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'>
  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated
April&nbsp;12, 2005, filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;13, 2005,</font></p></li>
  <li>
  <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'>
  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated
March&nbsp;22, 2005 (other than the information under Item&nbsp;7.01 and the
related exhibit), filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;23, 2005,</font></p></li>
  <li>
  <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'>
  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated
March&nbsp;18, 2005, filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;30, 2005,</font></p></li>
  <li>
  <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'>
  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated
January&nbsp;28, 2005, filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;22, 2005,</font></p>
  </li>
  <li>
  <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'>
  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The description of the Company's common stock contained in the Company's
registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;22,
2000, as may be amended from time to time to update that description, and</font></p>
  </li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'>&nbsp;</p>
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<ul>
  <li>
  <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'>
  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The description of the rights associated with the Company's
common stock contained in the Company's registration statement on
Form&nbsp;8-A, filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;8, 2000, as may be amended
from time to time to update the description.</font></p></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">In addition, all documents subsequently filed with
the SEC by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities
offered hereby have been sold, or which deregisters all such securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of
such documents.</font></p>
<p class=MsoSubtitle style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><font size="2">Item 4.&nbsp; Description of
Securities.</font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">Not applicable.</font></p>
<p class=MsoSubtitle style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><font size="2">Item 5.&nbsp; Interests of Named
Experts and Counsel.</font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">Not applicable.</font></p>
<p class=MsoSubtitle style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><font size="2">Item 6.&nbsp; Indemnification of
Directors and Officers.</font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">Section&nbsp;83 of
the Business Corporation Law of the State of Louisiana (the &quot;LBCL&quot;) provides
that a corporation may indemnify any person against whom an action, suit or
proceeding is brought or threatened, by reason of the fact that he is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
business, corporation, partnership or other enterprise, against expenses,
including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with any such action,
suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and,
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his conduct was unlawful. In the case of actions by or in the right of
the corporation, the indemnity is limited to expenses, including attorneys'
fees and amounts paid in settlement not exceeding, in the judgment of the board
of directors, the estimated expense of litigating the action to conclusion,
actually and reasonably incurred in connection with a defense or settlement;
provided that no indemnity may be made in respect of any matter in which the
person shall have been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after
exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable for willful or intentional
misconduct in performance of his duty to the corporation unless and only to the
extent that the court determines upon application that such person is fairly
and reasonably entitled to such indemnity. To the extent a person has been
successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, the statute
provides that he shall be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection therewith. Section&nbsp;83 also provides for, among
other things, procedures for indemnification; advancement of expenses;
non-exclusivity of the provisions of Section&nbsp;83 with respect to
indemnification and advancement of expenses; and insurance, including
self-insurance, with respect to liabilities incurred by directors, officers and
others.</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">Article&nbsp;IV of the Bylaws of the Company
provides that the Company shall indemnify any person who was or is, or is
threatened to be made, a party to or otherwise involved in any pending or
completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism,
investigation, administrative hearing or other proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (any such threatened, pending or
completed proceeding being hereinafter called a &quot;Proceeding&quot;) by reason of the
fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or
is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another business, foreign or nonprofit corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise
(whether the basis of his involvement in such Proceeding is alleged action in
an official capacity or in any other capacity while serving as such), to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against expenses,
including attorney's fees, judgments, fines, amounts paid or to be paid in
settlement, liability and loss, ERISA excise taxes, actually and reasonably
incurred by him or on his behalf or suffered in connection with such Proceeding
or any claim, issue or matter therein; provided, however, that, subject to
certain exceptions set forth therein, the Company shall indemnify any such
person claiming indemnity in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such
person only if such Proceeding was authorized by the board of directors. </font>
</p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">The Bylaws further provide that (i)&nbsp;the
Company shall from time to time pay, in advance of final disposition, all
Expenses (as therein defined) incurred by or on behalf of any person claiming
indemnity thereunder in respect of any Proceeding, (ii)&nbsp;the right to
indemnification provided therein is a contract right and no amendment,
alteration or repeal of the Bylaws shall restrict the indemnification rights
granted by the Bylaws as to any person claiming indemnification with respect to
acts, events and circumstances that occurred, in whole or in part, before such
amendment, alteration or repeal, (iii)&nbsp;any such indemnification shall
continue as to any person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or
agent and may inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and legal
representative of such person and (iv)&nbsp;the right of indemnification and to
</font></p><hr color="#0000FF">
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">receive advancement of expenses contemplated by Section&nbsp;1 of Article&nbsp;IV
of the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which any
person may at any time be otherwise entitled, provided that such other
indemnification may not apply to a person's willful or intentional misconduct.
The Bylaws also set forth certain procedural and evidentiary standards
applicable to the enforcement of a claim thereunder. </font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">The Bylaws also provide that the Company
(i)&nbsp;may procure or maintain insurance or other similar arrangement, at its
expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the
Company or other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise against any expense, liability or loss asserted against or incurred
by such person, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify
such person against such expense or liability and (ii)&nbsp;shall indemnify
officers and directors of the Company to the extent they are not covered by the
insurance, whether or not such persons would otherwise be entitled to
indemnification under the Bylaws, as provided in policies covering liabilities
up to $100&nbsp;million incurred by directors and officers in their capacities
as such, and has fiduciary and employee benefit liability insurance policies
covering liabilities up to $60&nbsp;million incurred by directors, officers and
certain other employees of the Company in connection with the administration of
the Company's employee benefit plans. </font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">Section&nbsp;24(C)(4) of the LBCL provides that
a corporation may eliminate or limit the liability of a director or officer to
the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty, except for liability (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director's
or officer's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders,
(ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;92(D)
of the LBCL relating to unlawful dividends and other unlawful distributions,
payments or returns of assets and (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the
director or officer derived an improper personal benefit. The Company's
Articles of Incorporation include a provision consistent with
Section&nbsp;24(C)(4) of the LBCL. Such provision further provides that
(a)&nbsp;if the LBCL is subsequently amended to authorize action further
eliminating or limiting a director's or officer's liability, such liability
will be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by such law, as
so amended, and (b)&nbsp;if such provision limiting or eliminating liability is
repealed or modified, the right or protection of a director or officer of the
Company existing at the time of such repeal or modification will not be
affected thereby. </font></p>
<p class=MsoSubtitle style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><font size="2">Item 7.&nbsp; Exemption from
Registration Claimed.</font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">Not applicable.</font></p>
<p class=MsoSubtitle style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><font size="2">Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits.</font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size="2">See Index to
Exhibits beginning on page 8.</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size="2">The Registrant hereby
undertakes to submit the Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue
Service in a timely manner and will make all changes required by the Internal
Revenue Service in order to qualify the Plan under Section 401 of the Internal
Revenue Code.</font></p>
<p class=MsoSubtitle><b><font size="2">Item 9.&nbsp; Undertakings.</font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">A. The undersigned Registrant hereby
undertakes:</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">1. To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement:</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">i. To include any prospectus required by
Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">ii. To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment hereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement;</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">iii. To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this
Registration Statement;</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">Provided, however, that paragraphs A(1)(i) and
A(1)(ii) shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or
furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement.</font></p><hr color="#0000FF">
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">2. That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">3. To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes
that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each filing of the Registrant's Annual Report pursuant to Section 13(a)
or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration
Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion
of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid
by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.</font></p><hr color="#0000FF">
<p class=MsoTitle align="center"><b>SIGNATURES</b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><b><font size="2">The Registrant.&nbsp; </font>
</b><font size="2">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form&nbsp;S&#8209;8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
the City of Pineville, the State of Louisiana, on August 12,&nbsp;2005.</font></p>
<table border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-width: 0px" width="100%" id="table1">
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    <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" width="497">
    <font size="2">CLECO CORPORATION </font></td>
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  <tr>
    <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" width="497">
    <font size="2">(Registrant)<br>
    <br>
&nbsp;</font></td>
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    <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" width="497">
    <font size="2">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/&nbsp;&nbsp; Kathleen F. Nolen&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </u></font></td>
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    <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" width="497">
    <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    Kathleen F. Nolen</font></td>
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    <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" width="497">
    <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</font></td>
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</table>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><b><font size="2">The Plan.&nbsp; </font></b>
<font size="2">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees (or other persons who administer
the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Pineville, the State of Louisiana, on August 12, 2005.</font></p>
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    <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" width="497">
    <p class=MsoSignature><font size="2">CLECO POWER LLC 401(k) SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN<br>
    (Plan)</font></p></td>
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    <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" width="497"><br>
    <br>
&nbsp;</td>
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    <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" width="497">
    <font size="2">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/&nbsp;&nbsp; Kathleen F. Nolen&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </u></font></td>
  </tr>
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    <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" width="497">
    <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    Kathleen F. Nolen, Chairman of the Retirement Committee&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font></td>
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    <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" width="497">
    <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    of Cleco Corporation, Plan Administrator</font></td>
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</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<hr color="#0000FF">
<p class=MsoSubtitle align=center style='text-align:center'><b>POWER OF ATTORNEY</b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">Each person whose signature appears below
appoints R. O'Neal Chadwick, Jr., Keith D. Crump and Judy P. Miller, and each
of them, each of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as his or her true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he or she might
or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent><font size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities indicated on the 12th day of August, 2005.</font></p>
<table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0
 style='border-collapse:collapse' width="100%">
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    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent align=center style='text-align:center;
  text-indent:0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'><font size="2">Signature</font></p>
    </td>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent align=center style='text-align:center;
  text-indent:0in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'><font size="2">Title</font></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style='height:35.1pt'>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=SigLines style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><u><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Michael H. Madison&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font></u></p>
    <p class=SignatureBlock style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
    <font size="2">Michael H. Madison</font></p></td>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0;text-indent:0in'>
    <font size="2">President,
  Chief Executive Officer and Director&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <br>(Principal Executive Officer)</font></p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr style='height:35.1pt'>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=SigLines style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><u><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kathleen F. Nolen&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font></u></p>
    <p class=SignatureBlock style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
    <font size="2">Kathleen F. Nolen</font></p></td>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0;text-indent:0in'>
    <font size="2">Senior
  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <br>(Principal Financial Officer)</font></p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr style='height:.5in'>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=SigLines style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><u><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; R. Russell Davis&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font></u></p>
    <p class=SignatureBlock style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
    <font size="2">R. Russell Davis</font></p></td>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0;text-indent:0in'>
    <font size="2">Vice
  President and Chief Accounting Officer <br>(Principal Accounting Officer)</font></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style='height:.5in'>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=SigLines style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><u><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sherian G. Cadoria&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font></u></p>
    <p class=SignatureBlock style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
    <font size="2">Sherian G. Cadoria</font></p></td>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0;text-indent:0in'>
    <font size="2">Director</font></p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr style='height:37.35pt'>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=SigLines style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><u><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Richard B. Crowell&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font></u></p>
    <p class=SignatureBlock style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
    <font size="2">Richard B. Crowell</font></p></td>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0;text-indent:0in'>
    <font size="2">Director</font></p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr style='height:.5in'>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=SigLines style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><u><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; J. Patrick Garrett&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font></u></p>
    <p class=SignatureBlock style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
    <font size="2">J. Patrick Garrett</font></p></td>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0;text-indent:0in'>
    <font size="2">Director</font></p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=SigLines style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><u><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; F. Ben James, Jr.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font></u></p>
    <p class=SignatureBlock style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
    <font size="2">F. Ben James, Jr.</font></p>
    <p class=SignatureBlock style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
    </td>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0;'>
    <font size="2">Director</font></p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr style='height:25.65pt'>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=SigLines style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><u><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Elton R. King&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font></u></p>
    <p class=SignatureBlock style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
    <font size="2">Elton R. King</font></p>
    <p class=SignatureBlock style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
    </td>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0;text-indent:0in'>
    <font size="2">Director</font></p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=SigLines style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><u><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; William L. Marks&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font></u></p>
    <p class=SignatureBlock style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
    <font size="2">William L. Marks</font></p>
    <p class=SignatureBlock style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
    </td>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0;text-indent:0in'>
    <font size="2">Director</font></p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=SigLines style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><u><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ray B. Nesbitt&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font></u></p>
    <p class=SignatureBlock style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
    <font size="2">Ray B. Nesbitt</font></p>
    <p class=SignatureBlock style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
    </td>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0;text-indent:0in'>
    <font size="2">Director</font></p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=SigLines style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><u><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Robert T. Ratcliff, Sr.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font></u></p>
    <p class=SignatureBlock style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
    <font size="2">Robert T. Ratcliff, Sr.</font></p>
    <p class=SignatureBlock style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
    </td>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0;text-indent:0in'>
    <font size="2">Director</font></p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=SigLines style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><u><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; William H. Walker, Jr.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font></u></p>
    <p class=SignatureBlock style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
    <font size="2">William H. Walker, Jr.</font></p>
    <p class=SignatureBlock style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
    </td>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0;text-indent:0in'>
    <font size="2">Director</font></p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=SigLines style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><u><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W. Larry Westbrook&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font></u></p>
    <p class=SignatureBlock style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
    <font size="2">W. Larry Westbrook</font></p>
    <p class=SignatureBlock style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
    </td>
    <td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
    <p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0;text-indent:0in'>
    <font size="2">Director</font></p></td>
  </tr>
</table><b><hr color="#0000FF"></b>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>&nbsp;</b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='text-indent:0in'><u><font size="2">Exhibit No.</font></u><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font><u><font size="2">Description</font></u></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>
<font size="2">4.1*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (restated effective
July&nbsp;1, 1999) (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;A to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on June&nbsp;30, 1999, SEC File
No.&nbsp;333-71643-01).</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>
<font size="2">4.2*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Articles
of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
Company setting forth the terms of a series of $25 Preferred Stock (filed as
Exhibit 1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 28, 2000,
SEC File No. 1-15759).</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>
<font size="2">4.3*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Articles
of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
Company to increase the amount of authorized Common Stock and to effect a
two-for-one split of the Common Stock (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;B to the Proxy
Statement filed on March&nbsp;14, 2001, SEC File No.&nbsp;1-15759).</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>
<font size="2">4.4*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bylaws
of the Company (revised effective October&nbsp;24, 2003) (filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;3(a) to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the
quarterly period ended September&nbsp;30, 2003, SEC File No.&nbsp;1-15759).</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>
<font size="2">4.5*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rights
Agreement between the Company and EquiServe Trust Company, as Rights Agent
(filed as Exhibit&nbsp;1 to the Company's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed
on July&nbsp;28, 2000, SEC File No.&nbsp;1-15759).</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>
<font size="2">5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Opinion
of R. O'Neal Chadwick, Jr., Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the
Company.</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><font size="2">10.1* &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Term
Loan Agreement dated as of April 2, 1991, among the 401(k) Savings and Investment
Plan ESOP Trust, the Company, as Guarantor, the Banks listed therein and The
Bank of New York, as Agent (filed as Exhibit 4(b) to the Company's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1991, SEC File No.
1-5663).</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><font size="2">10.2*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Assignment
and Assumption Agreement, effective as of May 6, 1991, between the Bank of New
York and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, relating to Exhibit 10.6
(filed as Exhibit 4(c) to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended March 31, 1991, SEC File No. 1-5663).</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><font size="2">10.3*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Assignment
and Assumption Agreement dated as of July 3, 1991, between The Bank of New York
and Rapides Bank and Trust Company in Alexandria, relating to Exhibit 10.6
(filed as Exhibit 10(y)(3) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1991, SEC File No. 1-5663).</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><font size="2">10.4*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Assignment
and Assumption Agreement dated as of July 6, 1992, between The Bank of New
York, CIBC, Inc., and Rapides Bank and Trust Company in Alexandria, as
Assignors, the 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan ESOP Trust, as Borrower, and
the Company, as Guarantor, relating to Exhibit 10.1 (filed as Exhibit 10(bb)(4)
to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1992, SEC File No. 1-5663). </font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><font size="2">10.5*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 401(k)
Savings and Investment Plan ESOP Trust Agreement dated as of August 1, 1997,
between UMB Bank, N.A. and the Company (filed as Exhibit 10(m) to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997, SEC
File No. 1-5663).</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><font size="2">10.6*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; First
Amendment to 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan ESOP Trust Agreement dated as
of October 1, 1997, between UMB Bank, N.A. and the Company (filed as Exhibit
10(m)(1) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997, SEC File No. 1-5663).</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><font size="2">10.7*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 401(k)
Savings and Investment Plan, Stock Trust Agreement, Amendment Number 2,
Effective January 1, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 10(b) to the Company's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, SEC File No. 1-5663).</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><font size="2">10.8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cleco
Power LLC 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan as amended and restated generally
effective October 1, 2005.</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>
<font size="2">23.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>
<font size="2">23.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</font></p><hr color="#0000FF">
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>
<font size="2">23.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>
<font size="2">23.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>
<font size="2">23.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consent
of R. O'Neal Chadwick, Jr., Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the
Company (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5).</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>
<font size="2">24&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Power
of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement).</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><font size="2">_______________</font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextFirstIndent style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'>
<font size="2">*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Incorporated
herein by reference as indicated.</font></p><hr color="#0000FF">

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Cleco Corporation Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on August 12, 2005
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
  D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
  STATEMENT
Under
THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CLECO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
  charter)
Louisiana
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
2030 Donahue Ferry Road
Pineville, Louisiana
(Address of principal executive
  offices)
72-1445282
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
71360-5226
(Zip Code)
CLECO
  POWER LLC
401(k) SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
R. O'Neal Chadwick, Jr.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
2030 Donahue Ferry Road
Pineville, Louisiana 71360-5226
(Name and address of agent for
  service)
Telephone number, including area code, of agent for
  service:
(318) 484-7400
copy
  to:
Timothy S. Taylor
Baker Botts L.L.P.
One Shell Plaza
910 Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 229-1234
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to
be registered (1)
Proposed maximum
offering price per share (2)
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering price
Amount of
registration fee
Common
  Stock (par value $1.00 per share) (3)
1,500,000
$21.84
$32,760,000
$3,856
(1)        In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c)
under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers an
indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee
benefit plan described herein.
(2)        Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c)
and (h) solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and based
upon the average of the high and low sales price per share of Common Stock ("Common
Stock") of Cleco Corporation reported on the New York Stock Exchange on August
9, 2005.
(3)        Each share of Common Stock includes an
associated preferred stock purchase right.  No separate consideration is
payable for the preferred stock purchase rights.  The registration fee for these
securities is included in the fee for the Common Stock.
PART I
The information required by Part I of Form S-8
to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this
Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of
1933 and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
Item 3.  Incorporation of
Documents by Reference.
The following documents have been filed by
Cleco Corporation (the "Company") (File No. 1-15759) with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and are hereby incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement:
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2004, filed with the SEC on March 14, 2005, as
amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto on Form 10-K/A, filed with the SEC
on March 30, 2005,
The Annual Report of the Cleco Power LLC 401(k) Savings and
Investment Plan (the "Plan") on Form 11-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2004, filed with the SEC on June 17, 2005,
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2005, filed with the SEC on August 2, 2005,
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on May 3, 2005,
The Company's Proxy Statement and Notice of Annual Meeting of
Shareholders on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on March 29, 2005,
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 9, 2005,
filed with the SEC on August 11, 2005,
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 22,
2005, filed with the SEC on July 28, 2005,
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 30, 2005
(other than Exhibit 99.1), filed with the SEC on July 7, 2005,
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 28,
2005, filed with the SEC on June 28, 2005,
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 27, 2005,
filed with the SEC on June 1, 2005,
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 5,
2005 (other than Exhibit 99.1), filed with the SEC on May 6, 2005,
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
April 25, 2005, filed with the SEC on April 29, 2005,
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
April 12, 2005, filed with the SEC on April 13, 2005,
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
March 22, 2005 (other than the information under Item 7.01 and the
related exhibit), filed with the SEC on March 23, 2005,
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
March 18, 2005, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2005,
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
January 28, 2005, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2005,
The description of the Company's common stock contained in the Company's
registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on March 22,
2000, as may be amended from time to time to update that description, and
The description of the rights associated with the Company's
common stock contained in the Company's registration statement on
Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on August 8, 2000, as may be amended
from time to time to update the description.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed with
the SEC by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities
offered hereby have been sold, or which deregisters all such securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of
such documents.
Item 4.  Description of
Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.  Interests of Named
Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.  Indemnification of
Directors and Officers.
Section 83 of
the Business Corporation Law of the State of Louisiana (the "LBCL") provides
that a corporation may indemnify any person against whom an action, suit or
proceeding is brought or threatened, by reason of the fact that he is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
business, corporation, partnership or other enterprise, against expenses,
including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with any such action,
suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and,
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his conduct was unlawful. In the case of actions by or in the right of
the corporation, the indemnity is limited to expenses, including attorneys'
fees and amounts paid in settlement not exceeding, in the judgment of the board
of directors, the estimated expense of litigating the action to conclusion,
actually and reasonably incurred in connection with a defense or settlement;
provided that no indemnity may be made in respect of any matter in which the
person shall have been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after
exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable for willful or intentional
misconduct in performance of his duty to the corporation unless and only to the
extent that the court determines upon application that such person is fairly
and reasonably entitled to such indemnity. To the extent a person has been
successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, the statute
provides that he shall be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection therewith. Section 83 also provides for, among
other things, procedures for indemnification; advancement of expenses;
non-exclusivity of the provisions of Section 83 with respect to
indemnification and advancement of expenses; and insurance, including
self-insurance, with respect to liabilities incurred by directors, officers and
others.
Article IV of the Bylaws of the Company
provides that the Company shall indemnify any person who was or is, or is
threatened to be made, a party to or otherwise involved in any pending or
completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism,
investigation, administrative hearing or other proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (any such threatened, pending or
completed proceeding being hereinafter called a "Proceeding") by reason of the
fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or
is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another business, foreign or nonprofit corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise
(whether the basis of his involvement in such Proceeding is alleged action in
an official capacity or in any other capacity while serving as such), to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against expenses,
including attorney's fees, judgments, fines, amounts paid or to be paid in
settlement, liability and loss, ERISA excise taxes, actually and reasonably
incurred by him or on his behalf or suffered in connection with such Proceeding
or any claim, issue or matter therein; provided, however, that, subject to
certain exceptions set forth therein, the Company shall indemnify any such
person claiming indemnity in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such
person only if such Proceeding was authorized by the board of directors.
The Bylaws further provide that (i) the
Company shall from time to time pay, in advance of final disposition, all
Expenses (as therein defined) incurred by or on behalf of any person claiming
indemnity thereunder in respect of any Proceeding, (ii) the right to
indemnification provided therein is a contract right and no amendment,
alteration or repeal of the Bylaws shall restrict the indemnification rights
granted by the Bylaws as to any person claiming indemnification with respect to
acts, events and circumstances that occurred, in whole or in part, before such
amendment, alteration or repeal, (iii) any such indemnification shall
continue as to any person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or
agent and may inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and legal
representative of such person and (iv) the right of indemnification and to
receive advancement of expenses contemplated by Section 1 of Article IV
of the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which any
person may at any time be otherwise entitled, provided that such other
indemnification may not apply to a person's willful or intentional misconduct.
The Bylaws also set forth certain procedural and evidentiary standards
applicable to the enforcement of a claim thereunder.
The Bylaws also provide that the Company
(i) may procure or maintain insurance or other similar arrangement, at its
expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the
Company or other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise against any expense, liability or loss asserted against or incurred
by such person, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify
such person against such expense or liability and (ii) shall indemnify
officers and directors of the Company to the extent they are not covered by the
insurance, whether or not such persons would otherwise be entitled to
indemnification under the Bylaws, as provided in policies covering liabilities
up to $100 million incurred by directors and officers in their capacities
as such, and has fiduciary and employee benefit liability insurance policies
covering liabilities up to $60 million incurred by directors, officers and
certain other employees of the Company in connection with the administration of
the Company's employee benefit plans.
Section 24(C)(4) of the LBCL provides that
a corporation may eliminate or limit the liability of a director or officer to
the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's
or officer's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders,
(ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 92(D)
of the LBCL relating to unlawful dividends and other unlawful distributions,
payments or returns of assets and (iv) for any transaction from which the
director or officer derived an improper personal benefit. The Company's
Articles of Incorporation include a provision consistent with
Section 24(C)(4) of the LBCL. Such provision further provides that
(a) if the LBCL is subsequently amended to authorize action further
eliminating or limiting a director's or officer's liability, such liability
will be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by such law, as
so amended, and (b) if such provision limiting or eliminating liability is
repealed or modified, the right or protection of a director or officer of the
Company existing at the time of such repeal or modification will not be
affected thereby.
Item 7.  Exemption from
Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.    Exhibits.
See Index to
Exhibits beginning on page 8.
The Registrant hereby
undertakes to submit the Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue
Service in a timely manner and will make all changes required by the Internal
Revenue Service in order to qualify the Plan under Section 401 of the Internal
Revenue Code.
Item 9.  Undertakings.
A. The undersigned Registrant hereby
undertakes:
1. To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement:
i. To include any prospectus required by
Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
ii. To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment hereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement;
iii. To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this
Registration Statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs A(1)(i) and
A(1)(ii) shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or
furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement.
2. That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
3. To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.
B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes
that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each filing of the Registrant's Annual Report pursuant to Section 13(a)
or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration
Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion
of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid
by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S‑8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
the City of Pineville, the State of Louisiana, on August 12, 2005.
CLECO CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:
/s/   Kathleen F. Nolen
Kathleen F. Nolen
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
The Plan.
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees (or other persons who administer
the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Pineville, the State of Louisiana, on August 12, 2005.
CLECO POWER LLC 401(k) SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
(Plan)
By:
/s/   Kathleen F. Nolen
Kathleen F. Nolen, Chairman of the Retirement Committee
of Cleco Corporation, Plan Administrator
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below
appoints R. O'Neal Chadwick, Jr., Keith D. Crump and Judy P. Miller, and each
of them, each of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as his or her true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he or she might
or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities indicated on the 12th day of August, 2005.
Signature
Title
/s/     Michael H. Madison
Michael H. Madison
President,
  Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/     Kathleen F. Nolen
Kathleen F. Nolen
Senior
  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/     R. Russell Davis
R. Russell Davis
Vice
  President and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/     Sherian G. Cadoria
Sherian G. Cadoria
Director
/s/     Richard B. Crowell
Richard B. Crowell
Director
/s/     J. Patrick Garrett
J. Patrick Garrett
Director
/s/     F. Ben James, Jr.
F. Ben James, Jr.
Director
/s/     Elton R. King
Elton R. King
Director
/s/     William L. Marks
William L. Marks
Director
/s/     Ray B. Nesbitt
Ray B. Nesbitt
Director
/s/     Robert T. Ratcliff, Sr.
Robert T. Ratcliff, Sr.
Director
/s/     William H. Walker, Jr.
William H. Walker, Jr.
Director
/s/     W. Larry Westbrook
W. Larry Westbrook
Director
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1*         --             Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (restated effective
July 1, 1999) (filed as Exhibit A to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on June 30, 1999, SEC File
No. 333-71643-01).
4.2*         --             Articles
of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
Company setting forth the terms of a series of $25 Preferred Stock (filed as
Exhibit 1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 28, 2000,
SEC File No. 1-15759).
4.3*         --             Articles
of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
Company to increase the amount of authorized Common Stock and to effect a
two-for-one split of the Common Stock (filed as Exhibit B to the Proxy
Statement filed on March 14, 2001, SEC File No. 1-15759).
4.4*         --             Bylaws
of the Company (revised effective October 24, 2003) (filed as
Exhibit 3(a) to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2003, SEC File No. 1-15759).
4.5*         --             Rights
Agreement between the Company and EquiServe Trust Company, as Rights Agent
(filed as Exhibit 1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on July 28, 2000, SEC File No. 1-15759).
5              --             Opinion
of R. O'Neal Chadwick, Jr., Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the
Company.
10.1*       --             Term
Loan Agreement dated as of April 2, 1991, among the 401(k) Savings and Investment
Plan ESOP Trust, the Company, as Guarantor, the Banks listed therein and The
Bank of New York, as Agent (filed as Exhibit 4(b) to the Company's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1991, SEC File No.
1-5663).
10.2*       --             Assignment
and Assumption Agreement, effective as of May 6, 1991, between the Bank of New
York and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, relating to Exhibit 10.6
(filed as Exhibit 4(c) to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended March 31, 1991, SEC File No. 1-5663).
10.3*       --             Assignment
and Assumption Agreement dated as of July 3, 1991, between The Bank of New York
and Rapides Bank and Trust Company in Alexandria, relating to Exhibit 10.6
(filed as Exhibit 10(y)(3) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1991, SEC File No. 1-5663).
10.4*       --             Assignment
and Assumption Agreement dated as of July 6, 1992, between The Bank of New
York, CIBC, Inc., and Rapides Bank and Trust Company in Alexandria, as
Assignors, the 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan ESOP Trust, as Borrower, and
the Company, as Guarantor, relating to Exhibit 10.1 (filed as Exhibit 10(bb)(4)
to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1992, SEC File No. 1-5663).
10.5*       --             401(k)
Savings and Investment Plan ESOP Trust Agreement dated as of August 1, 1997,
between UMB Bank, N.A. and the Company (filed as Exhibit 10(m) to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997, SEC
File No. 1-5663).
10.6*       --             First
Amendment to 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan ESOP Trust Agreement dated as
of October 1, 1997, between UMB Bank, N.A. and the Company (filed as Exhibit
10(m)(1) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997, SEC File No. 1-5663).
10.7*       --             401(k)
Savings and Investment Plan, Stock Trust Agreement, Amendment Number 2,
Effective January 1, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 10(b) to the Company's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, SEC File No. 1-5663).
10.8         --             Cleco
Power LLC 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan as amended and restated generally
effective October 1, 2005.
23.1         --             Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2         --             Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.3         --             Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.4         --             Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.5         --             Consent
of R. O'Neal Chadwick, Jr., Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the
Company (included in Exhibit 5).
24            --             Power
of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement).
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*              Incorporated
herein by reference as indicated.