8-K

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): August 14, 2008

Lodgian, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 001-14537
(Commission File Number) 52-2093696
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

3445 Peachtree Road, N.E., Suite 700
Atlanta, GA 30326
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

(404) 364-9400
(Registrant’s 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 under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 14, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors elected John W. Allison to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Allison, age 62, is the founder and has been Chairman of the Board of Home BancShares since 1998. Home BancShares is a NASDAQ listed bank-holding company Mr. Allison served as Chairman of First National Bank of Conway from 1983 until 1998.

The Board of Directors has not determined Mr. Allison’s committee assignments.

A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Allison is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Press release of Lodgian, Inc. dated August 20, 2008.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

	Lodgian, Inc.
Dated: August 20, 2008	By:	/s/ Daniel E. Ellis
		Daniel E. Ellis
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
	99.1	Press release of Lodgian, Inc. dated August 20, 2008

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release
Contact:
Debi Neary Ethridge
Vice President, Finance & Investor Relations
dethridge@lodgian.com
(404) 365-2719

John W. Allison Elected to Lodgian’s Board of Directors

     ATLANTA, Ga., August 20, 2008—Lodgian, Inc. (AMEX: LGN), one of the nation’s largest independent owners and operators of full-service hotels, today announced that John W. Allison has been elected to its board of directors.

     With more than 24 years of banking experience, Allison is the founder and has been chairman of the board of Home BancShares, a bank-holding company, (NASDAQ: HOMB) since 1998. He also serves on the Executive Committee and the Asset/Liability Committee of Home BancShares.

     Allison also served as chairman of First National Bank of Conway from 1983 to 1998, and as a director of First Commercial Corporation from 1985 until 1998. Prior to its sale to Regions Financial Corporation in 1998, First Commercial was a publicly traded company and the largest bank holding company headquartered in Arkansas, with approximately $7.3 billion in assets.

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     Lodgian is one of the largest independent owners and operators of full-service hotels in the United States. The company currently owns and manages a portfolio of 43 hotels with 7,921 rooms located in 23 states and Canada. Of the company’s 43-hotel portfolio, 23 are InterContinental Hotels Group brands (Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Select and Holiday Inn Express), 12 are Marriott brands (Marriott, Courtyard by Marriott, SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Residence Inn by Marriott and Fairfield Inn by Marriott), three are Hilton brands, and four are affiliated with nationally recognized franchisors including Starwood, Wyndham, and Carlson. One hotel is an independent, unbranded property, which is currently closed and held for sale. For more information about Lodgian, visit the company’s Web site: www.lodgian.com.

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