Cleco's 2012 third-quarter earnings conference call has been rescheduled for Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time (7:30 a.m. Central time).  During the call, executive officers of the company will discuss the company's third-quarter and year-to-date financial results.  Cleco is still scheduled to release its third-quarter financial results today.  

The earnings conference call will be webcast live over the Internet.  You can access the webcast at www.cleco.com/investors or via the telephone by dialing (800) 749-9925 if in the U.S. and (630) 691-2752 if outside the U.S.  If you're unable to participate, an Internet replay will be available on Cleco's website for 12 months.  A telephone replay will be available through December 1, 2012.  The dial-in number for the telephone replay is (888) 843-8996 or (630) 652-3044.  The conference ID for the telephone replay is 31547210.

Cleco Corporation is a regional energy company headquartered in Pineville, La.  Cleco owns a regulated electric utility company, Cleco Power LLC, which owns nine generating units with a total nameplate capacity of 2,524 megawatts and serves approximately 281,000 customers in Louisiana through its retail business and 10 communities across Louisiana and Mississippi through wholesale power contracts.  Cleco also owns a wholesale energy business, Cleco Midstream Resources LLC, which owns two natural gas-fired generating units with a total nameplate capacity of 775 megawatts.  For more information about Cleco, visit www.cleco.com.

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