SEC Form 4 
FORM 4	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 	  
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	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).			
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SPO ADVISORY CORP	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215	

(Street) 
MILL VALLEY	CA	94941	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 
LAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEW [ LAMR ] 	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer 
(Check all applicable) 
	Director	X	10% Owner	
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)	

	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/09/2008 		
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) 
	Form filed by One Reporting Person	
X	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. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction 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	04/09/2008		P		64,586	A	$34.95 	12,790,914	I(1)(2)(3) 	See footnotes	
Common Stock	04/10/2008		P		36,000	A	$34.95 	12,826,914	I	See footnotes	
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 	
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)	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: 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					
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SPO ADVISORY CORP	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215	

(Street) 
MILL VALLEY	CA	94941	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SPO ADVISORY PARTNERS LP	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215	

(Street) 
MILL VALLEY	CA	94941	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SF ADVISORY PARTNERS LP	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY , SUITE 3215	

(Street) 
MILL VALLEY	CA	94941	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SPO PARTNERS II LP	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215	

(Street) 
MILL VALLEY	CA	94941	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SAN FRANCISCO PARTNERS II LP	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215	

(Street) 
MILL VALLEY	CA	94941	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SCULLY JOHN H	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215	

(Street) 
MILL VALLEY	CA	94941	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
OBERNDORF WILLIAM E	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215	

(Street) 
MILL VALLEY	CA	94941	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
PATTERSON WILLIAM J	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215	

(Street) 
MILL VALLEY	CA	94941	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	
Explanation of Responses:	
1. The entities directly acquiring the shares reported on this form are SPO Partners II, L.P. ("SPO Partners"), which bought 514,300 shares and San Francisco Partners II, L.P. ("SF Partners"), which bought 21,700 shares.	
2. Due to the purchases causing this filing, 12,297,684 shares of the issuer's common stock are owned directly by 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"), William E. Oberndorf ("WEO") and William J. Patterson ("WJP"), the three controlling persons of SPO Corp. Additionally, 529,230 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.	
3. Additionally, as a result of the purchases causing this filing, JHS owns 5,200 shares in his IRAs, which are self-directed. Additionally, WJP owns 1,200 shares in his IRA, which is self-directed.	
Remarks:	
The individuals listed in the notes above ( each a "Reporting Person" ) may be deemed to form a "group", as such term is defined in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, for the purposes of this filing. This filing shall not be deemed as an admission by any Reporting Person that such person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this statement. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests, if any, therein.	
	Kim M. Silva, Attorney-in-Fact	04/11/2008	
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date	
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