PINEVILLE, La. - Cleco Corp. (NYSE: CNL) today announced that Russell Davis, vice president of investor relations and chief accounting officer, will present at the Southwest IDEAS Investor Conference in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010.  Davis will provide an overview of Cleco and discuss the company's growth strategy.  

His presentation is scheduled to begin at 10:45 a.m. Central time (11:45 a.m. Eastern time) and will be webcast live over the Internet.  To access the webcast, go to www.cleco.com, select "For Investors" and "Cleco Corp. Southwest IDEAS Investor Conference presentation" located under the company's webcasts.  The presentation will be available for replay for 90 days.

Co-sponsored by Three Part Advisors, LLC and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Society of Dallas/Fort Worth, the Southwest IDEAS Investor Conference is an annual independent conference that allows quality companies to explain their investment merits to professional investors with the express purpose of generating investor interest.  Additional information about the conference is located at http://www.swideas.com