UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~WASHINGTON~~Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

JOINT CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of ~~Report~~report (Date of ~~Earliest~~earliest ~~Event~~event ~~Reported~~reported): ~~May~~July 2428, 2005

LA LaQUINTA ~~Quinta Corporation~~ CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-9110	95-3419438
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
909 Hidden Ridge, Suite 600, Irving, Texas		75038
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)


Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		0-9110 (Commission File Number)		95-3419438 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

~~Registrant’s~~909 ~~telephone~~Hidden ~~number~~Ridge, ~~including~~Suite 600, ~~area~~Irving, ~~code:~~TX ~~214-492-6600~~75038 (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

~~Not~~(214) 492-6600 (Registrant’s ~~Applicable~~telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

LA LaQUINTA ~~Quinta Properties~~PROPERTIES, ~~Inc~~INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) `

Delaware	0-9109	95-3520818
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
909 Hidden Ridge, Suite 600, Irving, Texas		75038
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)


Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		0-9109 (Commission File Number)		95-3520818 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

~~Registrant’s~~909 ~~telephone~~Hidden ~~number~~Ridge, ~~including~~Suite 600, ~~area~~Irving, ~~code:~~TX ~~214-492-6600~~75038 (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

~~Not~~(214) 492-6600 (Registrant’s ~~Applicable~~telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the ~~registrant~~registrants under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~Item~~o ~~8.01.~~Soliciting ~~Other~~material ~~Events~~pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Ono ~~May 24,~~Pre-commencement ~~2005,~~communications Lapursuant ~~Quinta~~to ~~Corporation~~Rule ~~and La Quinta Properties, Inc.~~ 14d-2(~~collectively the “Companies”~~b) ~~entered~~under ~~into~~the anExchange ~~underwriting~~Act ~~agreement~~(17 ~~with~~CFR ~~Lehman Brothers Inc~~240. 14d-2(~~the “Underwriter”~~b), relating to the sale of the Companies’ paired shares of common stock, consisting of one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of La Quinta Corporation and one share of class B common stock, par vale $0.01 per share, of La Quinta Properties, Inc. Pursuant to the underwriting agreement, the Companies agreed to sell 19.4 million paired shares of common stock to the Underwriter at a net price of $8.50 per share. The underwriting agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. )

~~The~~o ~~paired~~Pre-commencement ~~shares~~communications ~~of common stock will be issued~~ pursuant to aRule ~~prospectus supplement to the prospectus filed as part of the Companies’ universal shelf joint registration statement on Form S~~13e-3 4(~~File no. 333-91998 and 333-91998-01~~c). ~~The~~under ~~offering is expected to close on May 31, 2005. The “Risk Factors” included in~~ the ~~prospectus~~Exchange ~~supplement,~~Act ~~filed~~(17 inCFR ~~connection with this offering pursuant to Rule 424~~240.13e-4(bc)(5), update the section of the Companies’ joint annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 entitled “Certain Factors You Should Consider About Our Companies, Our Business and Our Securities”. These “Risk Factors” are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and by this reference made a part hereof.

~~On May~~Item ~~25, 2005, the Companies announced that they have entered into an underwriting agreement with the Underwriter~~2.02 AResults ~~copy~~ of ~~the~~Operations ~~press~~and ~~release~~Financial ~~is attached hereto as Exhibit 99~~Condition.3.

~~Item~~Attached 9and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.~~01.~~1 ~~Financial~~is ~~Statements~~a copy of the press release of La Quinta Corporation and ~~Exhibits~~La Quinta Properties, Inc., dated July 28, 2005, reporting their results of operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005.

~~(c)~~Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number		Description of Exhibits
5.1		Opinion of Goodwin Procter LLP as to the legality of the shares
99.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated May 24, 2005, between La Quinta Corporation, La Quinta Properties, Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc.
99.2		Risk Factors
99.3		Press Release, dated May 25, 2005

(c)

Exhibits

~~SIGNATURES~~ Exhibit 99.1 Press release of La Quinta Corporation and La Quinta Properties, Inc., dated July 28, 2005, reporting their results of operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005.

~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly~~2 ~~caused this joint report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.~~

	La Quinta Corporation
Dated: May 27, 2005	By:	/s/ Mark W. Osterberg
		Name:	Mark W. Osterberg
		Title:	Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer and Acting Principal Financial Officer)
	La Quinta Properties, Inc.
Dated: May 27, 2005	By:	/s/ Mark W. Osterberg
		Name:	Mark W. Osterberg
		Title:	Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer and Acting Principal Financial Officer)

SIGNATURES

~~EXHIBIT~~ Pursuant ~~INDEX~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrants have duly caused this joint report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

The following designated exhibits are filed herewith:


Dated: July 28, 2005	LA QUINTA CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Mark W. Osterberg
		Mark W. Osterberg
		Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

Dated: July 28, 2005	LA QUINTA PROPERTIES, INC.
	By:	/s/ Mark W. Osterberg
		Mark W. Osterberg
		Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

Exhibit
Number		Description of Exhibits
5.1		Opinion of Goodwin Procter LLP as to legality of the shares
99.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated May 24, 2005, between La Quinta Corporation, La Quinta Properties, Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc.
99.2		Risk Factors
99.3		Press Release, dated May 25, 2005

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description

Exhibit 99.1		Press release of La Quinta Corporation and La Quinta Properties, Inc., dated July 28, 2005, reporting their results of operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005.

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