EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated January 31, 2000
relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule, which
appears in Cleco Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999.  We also consent to the references to us under the headings
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New Orleans, Louisiana
March 6, 2001