<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>8-K
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>ldr_6124.txt
<TEXT>
                    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):  January 25, 2005


                              LANDAUER, INC.
          ------------------------------------------------------
          (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                                 Delaware
              ----------------------------------------------
              (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


             1-9788                               06-1218089
     ------------------------        ------------------------------------
     (Commission File Number)        (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


2 Science Road, Glenwood, Illinois                  60425
----------------------------------------          ----------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)          (Zip Code)


                              (708) 755-7000
           ----------------------------------------------------
           (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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

  [  ]      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
            Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

  [  ]      Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
            Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

  [  ]      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
            under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

  [  ]      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
            under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


                                     1


<PAGE>


ITEM 7.01.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

      On January 25, 2005, Landauer, Inc. ("LDR") issued a News Release
announcing its earnings for the first fiscal quarter ended December 31,
2004.  A copy of the News Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
current report on Form 8-K.

      This Current Report on Form 8-K and the News Release is being
furnished pursuant to Item 12, Results of Operations and Financial
Condition, in accordance with the guidance provided in SEC Release Nos. 33-
8216 and 34-47583.


ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

      (c)   Exhibits.

            99.1  News Release, dated January 25, 2005


                                     2


<PAGE>


                                 SIGNATURE


      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.


                                    LANDAUER, INC.


                                    /s/ James M. O'Connell
                                    ----------------------------
                                    James M. O'Connell
                                    Vice President and Treasurer
                                    (Principal Financial and
                                    Accounting Officer)


Dated:  January 26, 2005


                                     3


<PAGE>


                               EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
  NO.      DESCRIPTION
------     -----------

99.1       News Release, dated January 25, 2005


                                     4

</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>