- Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ X ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ELLIS DANIEL E	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LODGIAN INC [ LGN ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 3445 PEACHTREE ROAD, NE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/19/2010
(Street) ATLANTA, GA 30326 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	4/19/2010		D (1)		76442   (2)	D	$2.50	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option	$10.52	4/19/2010		D			27500	(3)	6/25/2014	Common Stock	27500	$0.00	0	D
Stock Option	$9.05	4/19/2010		D			27500	(3)	5/9/2015	Common Stock	27500	$0.00	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	On April 19, 2010 Lodgian, Inc. was acquired by LSREF Lodging Investments, LLC with LSREF paying $2.50 for each share of Lodgian common stock outstanding (the Merger). Dispositions by reporting person in the Merger were approved in advance by the Lodgian board of directors. The Merger is more fully described in the Lodgian Proxy Statement initially filed with the SEC on March 5, 2010.
( 2)	In connection with the terms of the Merger, vesting was accelerated as to 40,610 shares of restricted stock held by reporting person and converted into the $2.50 per share merger consideration.
( 3)	In connection with the terms of the Merger, each stock option was cancelled for no consideration as they were not in the money.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ELLIS DANIEL E 3445 PEACHTREE ROAD, NE ATLANTA, GA 30326	X		President & CEO

Signatures
s/ Daniel E. Ellis		4/20/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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