Exhibit 23(b)
                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration 
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated May 29, 1997, which appears on 
page 17 of the 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders of La-Z-Boy Incorporated, 
which is incorporated by reference in La-Z-Boy Incorporated's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended April 26, 1997.  We also consent to the 
incorporation by reference of our report on the Financial Statement 
Schedule,which appears on page S-2 of such Annual Report on Form 10-K.

PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Toledo, Ohio
August 18, 1997