UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 8, 2009

Cousins Properties Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia

001-11312

58-0869052

191 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 3600, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1740
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 407-1000

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

     (d) On December 8, 2009, the Board of Directors of Cousins Properties Incorporated (the “Company”) appointed Tom G. Charlesworth to the Board of Directors, effective immediately. In accordance with the Company’s Bylaws, Mr. Charlesworth will stand for election at the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Charlesworth and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Charlesworth was selected as a director. In addition, since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, there have been no relationships or transactions between the Company and Mr. Charlesworth that are required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Charlesworth will execute the Company’s form indemnification agreement and will receive the typical compensation of a non-employee director.

     A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Charlesworth to the Board of Directors is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is filed herewith:

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Cousins Properties Incorporated Press Release, dated December 10, 2009.

Signatures

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 10, 2009