LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR
SECTION 16(a) FILINGS

Know all by
these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each
of Francis W. Cash, David L. Rea and Sandra K. Michel, signing singly, the
undersigned's only true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute
for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an
officer, director and/or stockholder of La Quinta Corporation (the
"Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 and amendments thereto in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute
any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and any amendments thereto and timely file such
forms with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3) take any other action of
any type whatsoever which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be
necessary or desirable in connection with the foregoing authority,  it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.


The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming,
any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain
in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to
file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by
the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.   This Power of Attorney may be filed with the SEC as a
confirming statement of the authority granted herein.

IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed
as of this 29th day of April, 2004.


/s/ Terrell B. Jones