CLECO CORPORATION

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2006–2011

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2011	—	2	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	4	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP (FORMERLY HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP)	—	20

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	16
SENATE	16

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Utilities	Utilities	17
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	17
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	13
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	13
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	3

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