POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints JOHN F. SCHMUTZ, IRENE C.
PRIMERA AND WILLIAM S. MCCALMONT, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him in his name, place and stead, in any and capacities, to sign the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 of La Quinta
Inns, Inc. and any or all amendments thereto and to file same, with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes that they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ THOMAS M. TAYLOR
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Thomas M. Taylor
Dated: February 11, 1998
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints JOHN F. SCHMUTZ, IRENE C.
PRIMERA AND WILLIAM S. MCCALMONT, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him in his name, place and stead, in any and capacities, to sign the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 of La Quinta
Inns, Inc. and any or all amendments thereto and to file same, with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes that they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ WILLIAM C. CUNNINGHAM
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William C. Cunningham
Dated: February 11, 1998
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints JOHN F. SCHMUTZ, IRENE C.
PRIMERA AND WILLIAM S. MCCALMONT, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him in his name, place and stead, in any and capacities, to sign the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 of La Quinta
Inns, Inc. and any or all amendments thereto and to file same, with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes that they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ WILLIAM RAZZOUK
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William Razzouk
Dated: February 11, 1998
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints JOHN F. SCHMUTZ, IRENE C.
PRIMERA AND WILLIAM S. MCCALMONT, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him in his name, place and stead, in any and capacities, to sign the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 of La Quinta
Inns, Inc. and any or all amendments thereto and to file same, with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes that they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ PETER STERLING
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Peter Sterling
Dated: February 11, 1998
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints JOHN F. SCHMUTZ, IRENE C.
PRIMERA AND WILLIAM S. MCCALMONT, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him in his name, place and stead, in any and capacities, to sign the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 of La Quinta
Inns, Inc. and any or all amendments thereto and to file same, with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes that they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ KENNETH T. STEVENS
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Kenneth T. Stevens
Dated: February 11, 1998