Cleco Corporate 8-K Cleco Corporation issues initial operational earnings guidance for 2014 and issues long-term capital expenditures

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 3, 2013

CLECO CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Louisiana	1-15759	72-1445282
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

2030 Donahue Ferry Road
Pineville, Louisiana	71360-5226
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (318) 484-7400

CLECO POWER LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Louisiana	1-05663	72-0244480
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

2030 Donahue Ferry Road
Pineville, Louisiana	71360-5226
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (318) 484-7400

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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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 3, 2013, Cleco Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting its initial earnings guidance for 2014 and outlining its long-term capital expenditure forecast. For additional information, please refer to the press release furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1 (the “Press Release”).

On December 9-12, 2013, members of the Company's executive management team will make various presentations in New York, Boston, and Toronto. At that time, presentation materials will be available on Cleco's investor relations website at www.cleco.com/investors.

The information in the Press Release is being furnished, not filed, for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section. Accordingly, the information in the Press Release will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company or its wholly owned subsidiary, Cleco Power LLC (“Cleco Power”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference. The furnishing of the information in this report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the Company or Cleco Power that the information in this report is material or complete, or that investors should consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to any security of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries, including Cleco Power.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

99.1 Press Release issued December 3, 2013, regarding the Company's earnings guidance for 2014 and its five-year capital expenditure forecast for 2014 through 2018.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CLECO CORPORATION
Date: December 3, 2013	By: /s/ Terry L. Taylor
	Terry L. Taylor
	Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CLECO POWER LLC
Date: December 3, 2013	By: /s/ Terry L. Taylor
	Terry L. Taylor
	Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description
99.1	Press Release issued December 3, 2013, regarding the Company's earnings guidance for 2014 and its five-year capital expenditure forecast for 2014 through 2018.