CNL Cleco Corp.

Cleco Corp. (NYSE:CNL) will host its fourth-quarter and year-end earnings webcast at 11 a.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m. Central Time) on Wednesday March 1, 2006. A live webcast of the call can be accessed through the company's Web site at www.cleco.com, by selecting "For Investors," and then "Cleco Corporation Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Earnings Conference Call." The call will follow distribution of the Company's fourth-quarter and full-year earnings news release after the market closes on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006. Cleco President and CEO Mike Madison and Senior Vice President and CFO Kathleen Nolen will host the conference call. A replay will be available on Cleco's Web site for 12 months. Cleco Corp. is a regional energy provider headquartered in Pineville, La. It operates a regulated electric utility company that serves about 267,000 customers across Louisiana. Cleco also operates a wholesale energy business that has approximately 1,400 megawatts of generating capacity. For more information about Cleco, visit www.cleco.com.