Cleco Corp. Announces Webcast of 2008 Second-Quarter Results

PINEVILLE, LA–(EMWNews – July 16, 2008) – Cleco Corp. (NYSE: CNL) will host its 2008

second-quarter earnings conference call at 11 a.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m.

Central Time) on Wednesday, August 6, 2008. A live webcast of the call can

be accessed through the company’s Web site at www.cleco.com by selecting

“For Investors,” and then “Cleco Corporation Second-Quarter Earnings

Conference Call.”

The call will follow distribution of the company’s 2008 second-quarter

earnings news release after the market closes on Tuesday, August 5, 2008.

Cleco President and CEO Mike Madison and Vice President, Chief Accounting

Officer and Interim CFO Russell Davis will host the conference call. A

replay will be available on Cleco’s Web site for 12 months. To access the

replay, go to www.cleco.com, select “For Investors,” “Investor

Publications/Presentations,” and “Webcasts/Presentations.”

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.