EXHIBIT 23(a)









                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
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         We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements
Nos. 33-41927, 33-56787, 333-42007, 333-67887, 333-92089 and 333-68010 on Form
S-8 and Registration Statements Nos. 33-60350, 333-48841, 333-12031 and
333-46676 on Form S-3 of Cousins Properties Incorporated of our reports dated
February 14, 2003 (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an
explanatory paragraph relating to the impact of the adoption of Statements of
Financial Accounting Standard No. 133 and No. 144), appearing in and
incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Cousins
Properties Incorporated for the year ended December 31, 2002.





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