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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 
SCHEDULE 13G 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 7)* 
Lamar Advertising Company

(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)
512815-10-1

(Cusip Number)

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: 
        ☒ Rule 13d-1 (b) 
        ☒ Rule 13d-1 (c) 
        ☒ Rule 13d-1 (d) 
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. 
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the notes). 

 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
13G	
CUSIP No. 512815-10-1 	
	
 	1.	Name of Reporting Person:
Charles W. Lamar III	I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only):	
	
 	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:	
 	 	(a)	o	 	
 	 	(b)	o	 	
	
 	3.	SEC Use Only:	
	
 	4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization:
United States of America	
	
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With		
	5.	Sole Voting Power:
3,896,231	
		
	6.	Shared Voting Power:
1,036,324	
		
	7.	Sole Dispositive Power:
3,896,231	
		
	8.	Shared Dispositive Power:
1,036,324	
	
 	9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 
4,932,555	
	
 	10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares:
o	
	
 	11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
5.8%	
	
 	12.	Type of Reporting Person:
IN	
	
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13G 
 	 	 	 	
Item 1.	
 	(a)	Name of Issuer:	
 	 	Lamar Advertising Company	
 	(b)	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:	
 	 	5551 Corporate Boulevard
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808	
 	
Item 2.	
 	(a)	Name of Person Filing:	
 	 	Charles W. Lamar III	
 	(b)	Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:	
 	 	c/o The Lamar Corporation 
5551 Corporate Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70808	
 	(c)	Citizenship:	
 	 	United States of America	
 	(d)	Title of Class of Securities:	
 	 	Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share.	
 	(e)	CUSIP Number:	
 	 	512815-10-1	
 	
Item 3.	If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:	
 		☒	Not Applicable.	
 	(a)	o	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).	
 	(b)	o	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).	
 	(c)	o	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).	
 	(d)	o	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).	
 	(e)	o	An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);	
 	(f)	o	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);	
 	(g)	o	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);	
 	(h)	o	A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);	
 	(i)	o	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);	
 	(j)	o	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).	
 	
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13G 
 	 	 	 	
Item 4.	Ownership.	
 	(a)	Amount beneficially owned:	
 	 	4,932,555(1)	
 	(b)	Percent of class:	
 	 	5.8%	
 	(c)	Number of shares as to which the person has:	
 	 	(i)	Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:	
 	 	 	3,896,231	
 	 	(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:	
 	 	 	1,036,324	
 	 	(iii)	Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:	
 	 	 	3,896,231	
 	 	(iv)	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:	
 	 	 	1,036,324	
 	
(1) Includes 1,036,829 shares held in trust for the benefit of Mr. Lamar's minor children and a Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, 70,000 shares that his children's trust have exchanged for units in an exchange fund and 50,750 shares held by his wife. The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that Mr. Lamar is the beneficial owner of these shares.	
 	
Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.	
 	
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following o. 	
 	
Item 6.	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.	
 	
Not applicable.	
 	
Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.	
 	
Not applicable.	
 	
Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.	
 	
Not applicable.	
 	
Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group.	
 	
Not applicable.	
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13G 
 	 	 	 	
Item 10.	Certification.	
 	
Not applicable.	
SIGNATURE 

Date:	February 8, 2003	
 	 	
(Individually)	
 	
/s/ Charles W. Lamar III
	
Name:	Charles W. Lamar III

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. 

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