Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  MCDERMOTT EDWARD H
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/10/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEW [LAMR]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY , SUITE 3215		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 100
D (1) (2) (3)
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
MCDERMOTT EDWARD H
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY , SUITE 3215
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		     X    

Signatures

Kim M. Silva, Attorney-in-fact 07/23/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This form is being filed to add Edward H. McDermott ("EHM") as a Reporting Person, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as he may be deemed to be part of a "group", as such term is defined in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, for purposes of this filing. On 7/10/08, 100 shares of the issuer's common stock were purchased by Edward H. McDermott ("EHM"). As of the date of this filing, EHM owns 800 shares of the issuer's common stock in his IRA, which is self-directed.
(2) Additionally, as of the date of this filing, 17,902,984 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.
(3) Additionally, as of the date of this filing, Phoebe Snow Foundation ("PSF") owns 284,600 shares, the Elizabeth R. and William J. Patterson Foundation ("WJPFND") owns 51,200 shares, WEO owns 84,600 shares in his IRA, which is self-directed, JHS owns 18,700 shares in his IRAs, which are self directed, WJP owns 1,700 shares in his IRA, which is self-directed, Ian R. McGuire ("IRM") owns 1,156 shares, 256 of which are in his IRA, which is self-directed and Eli J. Weinberg ("EJW") owns 126 shares in his personal account.
 
Remarks:
The individuals and entities 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 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 such person's pecuniary interest, if any, therein.

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