EXHIBIT 32.1

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                    AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and in connection with
the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A (Amendment 1) of Cousins Properties
Incorporated (the "Corporation") for the year ended December 31, 2003, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
the undersigned, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation
and the Vice Chairman of the Board, certifies that to his knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

     /s/ Thomas D. Bell, Jr.
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Thomas D. Bell, Jr.
President, Chief Executive Officer
  and Vice Chairman of the Board
March 23, 2005

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to Cousins Properties Incorporated
and will be retained by Cousins Properties Incorporated and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.