LAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEW — Director's Dealing 2008

Jul 19, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: LAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEW (LAMR)
CIK: 0001090425
Period of Report: 2008-07-16

Reporting Person: SPO ADVISORY CORP (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: SF ADVISORY PARTNERS LP (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: SPO ADVISORY PARTNERS LP (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: SPO PARTNERS II LP (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: SAN FRANCISCO PARTNERS II LP (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: SCULLY JOHN H (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: OBERNDORF WILLIAM E (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: PATTERSON WILLIAM J (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: MCDERMOTT EDWARD H (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: Elizabeth R. & William J. Patterson Foundation (10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-07-16	Common Stock	P	100	$31.91	Acquired	18396514	Indirect
2008-07-16	Common Stock	P	117400	$32.46	Acquired	18513914	Indirect
2008-07-17	Common Stock	P	51100	$34.59	Acquired	18565014	Indirect
2008-07-18	Common Stock	P	53700	$35.02	Acquired	18618714	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The entities directly acquiring the shares reported on this form are SPO Partners II, L.P.("SPO Partners"), which bought 222,300 shares, The Elizabeth R. & William J. Patterson Foundation ("WJPFND"), which bought 400 shares, William E. Oberndorf ("WEO"), who bought 4,700 shares and Edward H. McDermott ("EHM"), who bought 200 shares. The range of prices for the purchases on 7/16/08, reported in Line 1 above, was $31.91 - $31.91. The range of prices for the purchases on 7/16/08, reported in Line 2 above, was $31.96 - $32.95. The range of prices for the purchases on 7/17/08, reported in Line 3 above, was $34.39 - $34.95. The range of prices for the purchases on 7/18/08, reported in Line 4 above, was $34.61 - $35.15. ( full detailed information regarding the shares purchased at each price will be provided upon request ).

F2: Due to the purchases causing this filing and related filings today, 17,882,984 shares of the issuer's common stock are owned directly by SPO Partners II, L.P. ("SPO Partners"), and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) SPO Advisory Partners, L.P ("SPO Advisory"), the sole general partner of SPO Partners, (ii) SPO Advisory Corp. ("SPO Corp."), the sole general partner of SPO Advisory, and (iii) John H. Scully ("JHS"), WEO, and William J. Patterson ("WJP"), the three controlling persons of SPO Corp. Additionally, 735,730 shares of the issuer's common stock are owned directly by SF Partners, and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) SF Advisory Partners, L.P. ("SF Advisory"), the sole general partner of SF Partners, (ii) SPO Corp., the sole general partner of SF Advisory, and (iii) JHS, WEO & WJP, the three controlling persons of SPO Corp.

F3: Additionally, as a result of the purchases causing this filing and related filings today, WJPFND owns 51,200 shares. Additionally, WEO owns 84,100 shares in his IRA, which is self-directed. Additionally JHS owns 18,700 shares in his IRAs, which are self directed, WJP owns 1,700 shares in his IRA, which is self-directed and EHM owns 800 shares in his IRA, which is self-directed.