EXHIBIT 24
CLECO CORPORATION
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, Cleco Corporation, a Louisiana corporation (the "Company"),
intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), an Annual
Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K") for the Company's fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000, with any and all amendments thereto as may be necessary or
appropriate, together with any and all exhibits and other documents having
relation to the Form 10-K;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in the capacity of a director or officer
or both a director and officer of the Company, as the case may be, does hereby
appoint David M. Eppler and Michael P. Prudhomme, and each of them severally,
his true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) with power to act without
the other, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, the Form 10-K and any
and all amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental
in connection therewith, to file the same with the Commission and to appear
before the Commission in connection with any matter relating thereto. Each of
said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do
and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all
capacities, every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
the acts that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or
his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney as
of the 26th day of January, 2001.
/s/ Sherian G. Cadoria
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Sherian G. Cadoria
CLECO CORPORATION
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, Cleco Corporation, a Louisiana corporation (the "Company"),
intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), an Annual
Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K") for the Company's fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000, with any and all amendments thereto as may be necessary or
appropriate, together with any and all exhibits and other documents having
relation to the Form 10-K;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in the capacity of a director or officer
or both a director and officer of the Company, as the case may be, does hereby
appoint David M. Eppler and Michael P. Prudhomme, and each of them severally,
his true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) with power to act without
the other, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, the Form 10-K and any
and all amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental
in connection therewith, to file the same with the Commission and to appear
before the Commission in connection with any matter relating thereto. Each of
said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do
and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all
capacities, every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
the acts that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or
his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney as
of the 26th day of January, 2001.
/s/ J. Patrick Garrett
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J. Patrick Garrett
CLECO CORPORATION
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, Cleco Corporation, a Louisiana corporation (the "Company"),
intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), an Annual
Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K") for the Company's fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000, with any and all amendments thereto as may be necessary or
appropriate, together with any and all exhibits and other documents having
relation to the Form 10-K;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in the capacity of a director or officer
or both a director and officer of the Company, as the case may be, does hereby
appoint David M. Eppler and Michael P. Prudhomme, and each of them severally,
his true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) with power to act without
the other, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, the Form 10-K and any
and all amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental
in connection therewith, to file the same with the Commission and to appear
before the Commission in connection with any matter relating thereto. Each of
said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do
and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all
capacities, every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
the acts that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or
his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney as
of the 26th day of January, 2001.
/s/ F. Ben James, Jr
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F. Ben James, Jr.
CLECO CORPORATION
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, Cleco Corporation, a Louisiana corporation (the "Company"),
intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), an Annual
Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K") for the Company's fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000, with any and all amendments thereto as may be necessary or
appropriate, together with any and all exhibits and other documents having
relation to the Form 10-K;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in the capacity of a director or officer
or both a director and officer of the Company, as the case may be, does hereby
appoint David M. Eppler and Michael P. Prudhomme, and each of them severally,
his true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) with power to act without
the other, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, the Form 10-K and any
and all amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental
in connection therewith, to file the same with the Commission and to appear
before the Commission in connection with any matter relating thereto. Each of
said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do
and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all
capacities, every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
the acts that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or
his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney as
of the 26th day of January, 2001.
/s/ William H. Walker, Jr.
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William H. Walker, Jr.
CLECO CORPORATION
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, Cleco Corporation, a Louisiana corporation (the "Company"),
intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), an Annual
Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K") for the Company's fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000, with any and all amendments thereto as may be necessary or
appropriate, together with any and all exhibits and other documents having
relation to the Form 10-K;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in the capacity of a director or officer
or both a director and officer of the Company, as the case may be, does hereby
appoint David M. Eppler and Michael P. Prudhomme, and each of them severally,
his true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) with power to act without
the other, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, the Form 10-K and any
and all amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental
in connection therewith, to file the same with the Commission and to appear
before the Commission in connection with any matter relating thereto. Each of
said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do
and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all
capacities, every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
the acts that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or
his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney as
of the 26th day of January, 2001.
/s/ A. DeLoach Martin, Jr.
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A. DeLoach Martin, Jr.
CLECO CORPORATION
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, Cleco Corporation, a Louisiana corporation (the "Company"),
intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), an Annual
Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K") for the Company's fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000, with any and all amendments thereto as may be necessary or
appropriate, together with any and all exhibits and other documents having
relation to the Form 10-K;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in the capacity of a director or officer
or both a director and officer of the Company, as the case may be, does hereby
appoint David M. Eppler and Michael P. Prudhomme, and each of them severally,
his true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) with power to act without
the other, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, the Form 10-K and any
and all amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental
in connection therewith, to file the same with the Commission and to appear
before the Commission in connection with any matter relating thereto. Each of
said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do
and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all
capacities, every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
the acts that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or
his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney as
of the 26th day of January, 2001.
/s/ Robert T. Ratcliff
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Robert T. Ratcliff
CLECO CORPORATION
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, Cleco Corporation, a Louisiana corporation (the "Company"),
intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), an Annual
Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K") for the Company's fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000, with any and all amendments thereto as may be necessary or
appropriate, together with any and all exhibits and other documents having
relation to the Form 10-K;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in the capacity of a director or officer
or both a director and officer of the Company, as the case may be, does hereby
appoint David M. Eppler and Michael P. Prudhomme, and each of them severally,
his true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) with power to act without
the other, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, the Form 10-K and any
and all amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental
in connection therewith, to file the same with the Commission and to appear
before the Commission in connection with any matter relating thereto. Each of
said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do
and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all
capacities, every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
the acts that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or
his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney as
of the 26th day of January, 2001.
/s/ Edward M. Simmons
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Edward M. Simmons
CLECO CORPORATION
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, Cleco Corporation, a Louisiana corporation (the "Company"),
intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), an Annual
Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K") for the Company's fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000, with any and all amendments thereto as may be necessary or
appropriate, together with any and all exhibits and other documents having
relation to the Form 10-K;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in the capacity of a director or officer
or both a director and officer of the Company, as the case may be, does hereby
appoint David M. Eppler and Michael P. Prudhomme, and each of them severally,
his true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) with power to act without
the other, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, the Form 10-K and any
and all amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental
in connection therewith, to file the same with the Commission and to appear
before the Commission in connection with any matter relating thereto. Each of
said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do
and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all
capacities, every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
the acts that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or
his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney as
of the 26th day of January, 2001.
/s/ Richard B. Crowell
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Richard B. Crowell
CLECO CORPORATION
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, Cleco Corporation, a Louisiana corporation (the "Company"),
intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), an Annual
Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K") for the Company's fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000, with any and all amendments thereto as may be necessary or
appropriate, together with any and all exhibits and other documents having
relation to the Form 10-K;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in the capacity of a director or officer
or both a director and officer of the Company, as the case may be, does hereby
appoint David M. Eppler and Michael P. Prudhomme, and each of them severally,
his true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) with power to act without
the other, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, the Form 10-K and any
and all amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental
in connection therewith, to file the same with the Commission and to appear
before the Commission in connection with any matter relating thereto. Each of
said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do
and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all
capacities, every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
the acts that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or
his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney as
of the 26th day of January, 2001.
/s/ Elton R. King
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Elton R. King