NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) Dec. 20, 2000--Standard&Poor's today affirmed its ratings on Cleco Corp. (corporate credit rating BBB+/A-2) and its subsidiary, Cleco Utility Group Inc. (corporate credit rating BBB+/A-2). At the same time, Standard&Poor's revised its outlook on the companies to stable from negative. (A complete list of ratings is available on RatingsDirect, Standard&Poor's on-line credit research service, or by calling the Standard&Poor's Ratings Desk at 212-438-2400.) The stable outlook reflects the company's cash flows from the nonregulated power generation business. Incremental cash flow from additional projects targeted in the near term is expected to bolster funds flow interest coverage and reduce consolidated debt leverage. Cleco's initial nonregulated generation project,