EXHIBIT 23(b)






                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS




We consent to the incorporation by reference in Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-12031) and related Prospectus of
Cousins Properties Incorporated, in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement (Form S-3 No. 33-60350) and related Prospectus pertaining to the
Dividend Reinvestment Plan of Cousins Properties Incorporated, in the
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-56787) and related Prospectus pertaining
to the 1989 Stock Option Plan of Cousins Properties Incorporated, in the
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-41927) and related Prospectus pertaining
to the 1989 Stock Option Plan, 1987 Restricted Stock Plan for Outside Directors
and Incentive Stock Option Plan of Cousins Properties Incorporated, in the
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-67887) and related Prospectus
pertaining to the 1995 Stock Incentive Plan of Cousins Properties Incorporated,
in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-42007) and related Prospectus
pertaining to the 1995 Stock Incentive Plan of Cousins Properties Incorporated,
in the Registration Statements (Form S-3 No. 333-48841 and No. 333-46676) and
related Prospectus pertaining to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan of Cousins
Properties Incorporated, and in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No.
333-92089) and related Prospectus pertaining to the 1999 Incentive Stock Plan of
Cousins Properties Incorporated (Form S-8 No. 333-68010) of our report dated
February 1, 2002, except for Note 7 for which the date is March 15, 2002, with
respect to the financial statements and schedule of CSC Associates, L.P.,
included in the Form 10-K of Cousins Properties Incorporated for the year ended
December 31, 2001.



                                             ERNST & YOUNG LLP



Atlanta, Georgia
March 25, 2002