SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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): June 7, 2002
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                         Cousins Properties Incorporated
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                     Georgia
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


                                     2-20111
                            (Commission File Number)


                                   58-0869052
                      (IRS Employer Identification Number)


                2500 Windy Ridge Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30339
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 955-2200
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                                 Not applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)






Item 4.  Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.

         On June 7, 2002, the Board of Directors of Cousins Properties
Incorporated ("the Company") upon recommendation of its Audit Committee, decided
to end the engagement of Arthur Andersen LLP ("Arthur Andersen") as the
Company's independent public accountants, and engaged Deloitte & Touche LLP to
serve as the Company's independent public accountants for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2002, effective immediately.

         Arthur Andersen's reports on the Company's Consolidated Financial
Statements for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000 did not
contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or
modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principle.

         During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, and through
the date hereof, there were (i) no disagreements with Arthur Andersen on any
matter of accounting principle or practice, financial statement disclosure, or
auditing scope or procedure which, if not resolved to Arthur Andersen's
satisfaction, would have caused Arthur Andersen to make reference to the subject
matter in connection with its report on the Company's Consolidated Financial
Statements for such years; and (ii) there were no reportable events as defined
in Item 304 (a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

         The Company provided Arthur Andersen with a copy of the foregoing
disclosures. Exhibit 16.1 is a copy of Arthur Andersen's letter, dated June 12,
2002, stating its agreement with such statements.

         During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, and through
the date hereof, the Company did not consult Deloitte & Touche LLP with respect
to the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either
completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on
the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements, or any other matters or
reportable events as set forth in Items 304 (a)(2)(i) and (ii) of Regulation
S-K.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, ProForma Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits:

16.1     Letter from Arthur Andersen LLP to the Securities and Exchange
         Commission dated June 12, 2002, regarding change in certifying
         accountant.





                                   SIGNATURES

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




Date:  June 12, 2002          COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED



                               By:   /s/ Kelly H. Barrett
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                               Kelly H. Barrett
                               Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                               (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)





                                                                  Exhibit 16.1






Office of the Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549




June 12, 2002



Dear Sir/Madam:

We have read paragraphs 1-4 of Item 4 included in the Form 8-K dated June 7,
2002 of Cousins Properties Incorporated to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and are in agreement with the statements contained therein.




Very truly yours,


/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP


ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



cc:      Kelly H. Barrett
         Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer