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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * COUSINS THOMAS G   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COUSINS PROPERTIES INC [CUZ] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Director Emeritus (Last) (First) (Middle) 191 PEACHTREE STREET, SUITE 3600 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/16/2009 (Street) ATLANTA, GA 30303 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 09/16/2009   A   94,953 (1) A $ 7.73 7,494,535 D   Common Stock 09/16/2009   A   2,824 (1) A $ 7.73 222,974 (2) I By A Grantor Trust Common Stock 09/16/2009   A   5,315 (1) A $ 7.73 419,579 (3) I By a Limited Partnership Common Stock 09/16/2009   A   9,128 (1) A $ 7.73 720,514 (4) I By Wife

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
COUSINS THOMAS G 191 PEACHTREE STREET SUITE 3600 ATLANTA, GA 30303		X	Director Emeritus

Signatures

/s/ Kristin R. Myers, by Power of Attorney		09/16/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Shares of common stock acquired as a result of the elective stock dividend paid on September 16, 2009. Shareholders elected, pursuant to the terms of the Prospectus Supplement filed August 12, 2009 ("Supplement"), to receive the dividend in all or partial stock. If all stock was elected, shareholders received their entire dividend in stock. If partial stock was elected, shareholders received approximately $0.099 of the $0.15 dividend in stock. The value of the shares distributed is $7.73 per share which were valued at the average closing price on September 1, 2 and 8, 2009 pursuant to the terms of the Supplement.
(2)	Shares held by a grantor trust under instrument dated December 28, 1988.
(3)	Shares held by a limited partnership in which the partners are a limited liability company and a charitable lead annuity trust. The LLC members include the reporting person, the reporting person's wife and the reporting person's daughter. The reporting person disclaims beneficial interest in any shares to the extent he has no pecuniary interest.
(4)	Shares held by the reporting person's wife. Reporting person disclaims all beneficial ownership of his wife's shares.

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