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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): November 5,
2007
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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
7.01 Regulation FD
Disclosure.
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Michael
H. Madison, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Cleco Corporation (the “Company”), is making a
presentation at the 42nd
Edison
Electric Institute (EEI) Financial Conference in Lake Buena Vista,
Florida
on November 6, 2007 (the “EEI Financial Conference”). A copy of
the slides (the “Slides”) that Mr. Madison will use in his presentation is
furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1. In addition, a
press release issued by the Company on October 31, 2007 announcing
Mr.
Madison’s plan to speak at the EEI Financial Conference is furnished with
this report as Exhibit 99.2 (the “Press Release”). The Press
Release and the information in the Slides is being furnished, not
filed,
pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K. Accordingly, the Press
Release and the information in the Slides will not be incorporated
by
reference into any registration statement filed by the Company
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 that the
information in the Slides 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.
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Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(c)
Exhibits.
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The
following exhibits are
furnished herewith:
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99.1
Slides
from
Michael H. Madison’s presentation to be given at the EEI Financial
Conference.
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99.2
Press
Release
issued October 31, 2007 announcing Mr. Madison’s plan to speak at the EEI
Financial Conference.
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CLECO
CORPORATION
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Date: November
5, 2007
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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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99.1
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Slides
from Michael H. Madison’s presentation to be given at the EEI Financial
Conference.
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99.2
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Press
Release issued October 31, 2007 announcing Mr. Madison’s plan to speak at
the EEI Financial Conference.
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