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UNITED
STATES
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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
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CURRENT
REPORT
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Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
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the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 25,
2008
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CLECO
CORPORATION
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Louisiana
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1-15759
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72-1445282
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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Identification
No.)
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2030
Donahue Ferry Road
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Pineville,
Louisiana
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71360-5226
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (318)
484-7400
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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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o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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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.
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Effective
April 25, 2008, F. Ben James Jr., retired as a director of Cleco
Corporation (the “Company”). Mr. James served as a director
since 1986 and has reached the retirement age for outside directors
specified in the Company’s Bylaws.
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Item
5.03 Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year
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Effective April 25, 2008 and in
connection with the retirement of Mr. James, the Board of Directors of the
Company amended the Company’s Bylaws to decrease the number of directors
serving on the board to nine. Prior to the amendment, the
Bylaws provided for ten directors to serve on the board. The
text of the amendment is filed as an exhibit to this Current
Report.
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Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits.
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The following exhibit is filed
herewith:
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3.1 Text of the
Amendment to the Bylaws of Cleco
Corporation.
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CLECO
CORPORATION
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Date: April
28, 2008
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By: /s/ R. Russell
Davis
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R.
Russell Davis
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Vice
President and
Chief
Accounting Officer
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Exhibit
Number
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Exhibit
Description
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3.1
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Text
of the Amendment to the Bylaws of Cleco Corporation.
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