FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP L P 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/07/2005 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LQ CORP INC [LQCI.OB] (Last) (First) (Middle) 888 SEVENTH AVENUE 17TH FL 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10019 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock (1) (2) (3) 230,936 (1) (2) (3) I (1) (2) (3) See Footnotes

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP L P 888 SEVENTH AVENUE 17TH FL NEW YORK, NY 10019	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ James A. Mitarotonda, Pres. and CEO of LNA Capital Corp, Barington Capital Group, L.P.'s General Partner		04/18/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes shares owned directly by Barington Capital Group, L.P., Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. and Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI). Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. beneficially owns an aggregate of 67,438 shares of the Issuer's common stock. As the general partner of Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., Barington Companies Investors, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI) beneficially owns 71,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock. As the investment advisor to Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI), Barington Companies Advisors, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI). Barington Capital Group, L.P. beneficially owns 92,498 shares of the Issuer's common stock.
(2)	(Continuation of Footnote 1) As the Managing Member of Barington Companies Advisors, LLC, Barington Capital Group, L.P. may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI) and as the majority member of Barington Companies Investors, LLC, Barington Capital Group, L.P. may also be deemed to beneficially own the shares of the Issuer's common stock owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. As the general partner of Barington Capital Group, L.P., LNA Capital Corp. may be deemed to beneficially own the 92,498 shares owned by Barington Capital Group, L.P., the 67,438 shares owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. and the 71,000 shares owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI).
(3)	(Continuation of Footnote 2) As the sole stockholder and director of LNA Capital Corp., Mr. Mitarotonda may be deemed to beneficially own the 92,498 shares owned by Barington Capital Group, L.P., the 67,438 shares owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. and the 71,000 shares owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI). Mr. Mitarotonda also beneficially owns stock options to purchase 163,000 shares of common stock of the Issuer exercisable within 60 days. If Barington Capital Group, L.P., Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., Barington Companies Investors, LLC, Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI), Barington Companies Advisors, LLC, LNA Capital Corp. and Mr. Mitarotonda may be deemed to constitute a "group" for purposes of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the members of such group may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than 10% of the Issuer's common stock.

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