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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20070820170248
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-07-063707
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20051230
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070820
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070820

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LODGIAN INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001066138
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HOTELS & MOTELS [7011]
		IRS NUMBER:				522093696
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3445 PEACHTREE ROAD N E SUITE 700
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30326
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4043649400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3445 PEACHTREE ROAD N E SUITE 700
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30326

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000949509
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14537
		FILM NUMBER:		071068543

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		333 S GRAND AVENUE 28TH FL
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90071
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2138306300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		333 S GRAND AVE 28TH FL
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90071

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010605
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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2005-12-30</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>1</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001066138</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>LODGIAN INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>LGN</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0000949509</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>333 S. GRAND AVE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>28TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LOS ANGELES</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90071</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2005-12-30</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>28713</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2788864</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F5"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2007-05-25</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F4"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2788864</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
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            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnotes</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This Form 4 is being filed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (&quot;OCM L.P.&quot;), which prior to May 25, 2007, was known as Oaktree Capital Management, LLC (&quot;OCM LLC&quot;).  OCM LLC underwent internal corporate restructuring on May 25, 2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Effective as of December 30, 2005, OCM LLC is no longer the investment manager of the third-party separate account that held 28,713 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (&quot;Common Stock&quot;), of Lodgian, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &quot;Issuer&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">OCM LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of all Common Stock reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein and the filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;), or otherwise, that OCM LLC is the beneficial owner of any Common Stock reported herein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">As a result of the restructuring of OCM LLC, effective May 25, 2007, OCM L.P. is no longer within the chain of ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by OCM Real Estate Opportunities Fund II, L.P. (&quot;Fund II&quot;), OCM Real Estate Opportunities Fund III, L.P. (&quot;Fund III&quot;) and OCM Real Estate Opportunities Fund IIIA, L.P. (&quot;Fund IIIA&quot; and together with Fund II and Fund III, the &quot;Oaktree Funds&quot;) reported on Form 3 filed by Fund III and Fund IIIA with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &quot;SEC&quot;) on March 6, 2007 and Form 4 filed by Fund II with the SEC on July 15, 2004.  Therefore, OCM L.P. may no longer be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock held by the Oaktree Funds.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Prior to May 25, 2007, OCM LLC was a limited liability company managed by an executive committee, the members of which were Howard S. Marks, Bruce A. Karsh, Sheldon M. Stone, D. Richard Masson, Larry W. Keele, Stephen A. Kaplan, John B. Frank, David M. Kirchheimer and Kevin L. Clayton (each, an &quot;Oaktree Member&quot; and collectively, the &quot;Oaktree Members&quot;). In such capacity, the Oaktree Members may be deemed indirect beneficial owners of the Common Stock reported herein. Except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest, each Oaktree Member disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Stock reported herein and the filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that any such person is the beneficial owner of any Common Stock reported herein, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or any other purpose.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Todd E. Molz, Managing Director and General Counsel, and Carry A. Kleinman, Vice President, of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-20</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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