Powerful Opportunities Await.

Cleco Power is a privately owned electric utility company investing in innovative carbon capture and sequestration technology to make its service territory the most competitive and pro-business environment for growing companies. Our dedicated economic development team counts P&G and Nucor Steel among its corporate clients that trust in Cleco’s reliability.

Operating at a scale that allows flexibility and creativity, our economic development team has fostered strong relationships among state and regional economic development partners throughout its 24-parish service territory. This allows us to work efficiently and extensively to help companies reach critical markets and attract skilled talent.

Cleco’s service territory has wide-reaching access to the state’s impressive multimodal infrastructure assets, including six interstates, five Class I railroads and four intermodal connectors. Twelve commercial and regional airports and 30 inland and coastal ports, including five of the top 15 U.S. ports by tonnage, serve as strategic partners in global trade.

Cleco is setting the standard for clean energy by investing in next generation energy methods through the Cleco Alternative Energy Center.

Cleco is building on Louisiana’s legacy of innovation and production to attract top employers across multiple industry clusters. An existing, skilled labor base is buoyed by the nation’s top-ranked workforce development program to fill production floors, distribution trucks and engineering desks with qualified and hard-working talent.

Cleco’s four regions boast a high workforce participation rate and two dozen colleges and universities that produce skilled talent — the top five of these institutions alone annually graduate 6,000 students directly trained for target industry occupations. Louisiana Economic Development FastStart, the nation's best workforce development program, also offers custom, comprehensive and free training for Louisiana talent.

Distinct flavors, festivals and fun unify every corner of Louisiana. Explore the state's endless outdoor recreations, enjoy famous Creole and Cajun cuisine and look forward to celebrations from Festival International in Lafayette to the world-famous New Orleans Mardi Gras. With a year-round warm climate, Louisiana’s lifestyle amenities are always accessible and at a competitive cost of living well below the national average.