EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         The  undersigned  Director of  EastGroup  Properties,  Inc., a State of
Maryland real estate investment trust,  hereby constitutes and appoints N. Keith
McKey as the true and lawful  Attorney-in-fact  and Agent of the  undersigned to
sign on behalf of the undersigned:  (a) the Annual Report of the Company on Form
10-K (or such other form as may be  required)  for the year ended  December  31,
1999 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  ("SEC");  and (b)
any and all  amendments  to such  Report as may be required to be filed with the
SEC.



                                 /s/ D. Pike Aloian
                                 D. Pike Aloian
                                 Director

March 9, 2000




                           EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         The  undersigned  Director of  EastGroup  Properties,  Inc., a State of
Maryland real estate investment trust,  hereby constitutes and appoints N. Keith
McKey as the true and lawful  Attorney-in-fact  and Agent of the  undersigned to
sign on behalf of the undersigned:  (a) the Annual Report of the Company on Form
10-K (or such other form as may be  required)  for the year ended  December  31,
1999 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  ("SEC");  and (b)
any and all  amendments  to such  Report as may be required to be filed with the
SEC.


                                    /s/ Alexander G. Anagnos
                                    Alexander G. Anagnos
                                    Director

March 9, 2000





                           EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         The  undersigned  Director of  EastGroup  Properties,  Inc., a State of
Maryland real estate investment trust,  hereby constitutes and appoints N. Keith
McKey as the true and lawful  Attorney-in-fact  and Agent of the  undersigned to
sign on behalf of the undersigned:  (a) the Annual Report of the Company on Form
10-K (or such other form as may be  required)  for the year ended  December  31,
1999 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  ("SEC");  and (b)
any and all  amendments  to such  Report as may be required to be filed with the
SEC.


                                    /s/ H. C. Bailey, Jr.
                                    H. C. Bailey, Jr.
                                    Director

March 9, 2000



                           EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         The  undersigned  Director of  EastGroup  Properties,  Inc., a State of
Maryland real estate investment trust,  hereby constitutes and appoints N. Keith
McKey as the true and lawful  Attorney-in-fact  and Agent of the  undersigned to
sign on behalf of the undersigned:  (a) the Annual Report of the Company on Form
10-K (or such other form as may be  required)  for the year ended  December  31,
1999 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  ("SEC");  and (b)
any and all  amendments  to such  Report as may be required to be filed with the
SEC.


                                    /s/ Fredric H. Gould
                                    Fredric H. Gould
                                    Director

March 9, 2000




                           EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         The  undersigned  Director of  EastGroup  Properties,  Inc., a State of
Maryland real estate investment trust,  hereby constitutes and appoints N. Keith
McKey as the true and lawful  Attorney-in-fact  and Agent of the  undersigned to
sign on behalf of the undersigned:  (a) the Annual Report of the Company on Form
10-K (or such other form as may be  required)  for the year ended  December  31,
1999 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  ("SEC");  and (b)
any and all  amendments  to such  Report as may be required to be filed with the
SEC.


                                    /s/ David M. Osnos
                                    David M. Osnos
                                    Director

March 9, 2000







                           EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         The  undersigned  Director of  EastGroup  Properties,  Inc., a State of
Maryland real estate investment trust,  hereby constitutes and appoints N. Keith
McKey as the true and lawful  Attorney-in-fact  and Agent of the  undersigned to
sign on behalf of the undersigned:  (a) the Annual Report of the Company on Form
10-K (or such other form as may be  required)  for the year ended  December  31,
1999 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  ("SEC");  and (b)
any and all  amendments  to such  Report as may be required to be filed with the
SEC.


                                    /s/ John N. Palmer
                                    John N. Palmer
                                    Director
March 9, 2000






                           EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         The  undersigned  Director of  EastGroup  Properties,  Inc., a State of
Maryland real estate investment trust,  hereby constitutes and appoints N. Keith
McKey as the true and lawful  Attorney-in-fact  and Agent of the  undersigned to
sign on behalf of the undersigned:  (a) the Annual Report of the Company on Form
10-K (or such other form as may be  required)  for the year ended  December  31,
1999 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  ("SEC");  and (b)
any and all  amendments  to such  Report as may be required to be filed with the
SEC.


                                     /s/ Leland R. Speed
                                     Leland R. Speed
                                     Chairman of the Board

March 9, 2000