Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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

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
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number: 3235-0287
Expires: January 31, 2005
Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5

(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SPO ADVISORY CORP
   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)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215, 		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/26/2007
(Street)

MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 09/26/2007   P   5,642 A $ 47.84 10,085,170 I (1) (2) (3) See footnotes
Common Stock 09/26/2007   P   500 A $ 47.85 10,085,670 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/26/2007   P   1,400 A $ 47.86 10,087,070 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/26/2007   P   900 A $ 47.87 10,087,970 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/26/2007   P   500 A $ 47.88 10,088,470 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/26/2007   P   191 A $ 47.89 10,088,661 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/26/2007   P   100 A $ 47.895 10,088,761 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/26/2007   P   4,300 A $ 47.9 10,093,061 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/26/2007   P   400 A $ 47.91 10,093,461 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/26/2007   P   500 A $ 47.92 10,093,961 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/26/2007   P   100 A $ 47.925 10,094,061 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/26/2007   P   1,509 A $ 47.93 10,095,570 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/26/2007   P   1,700 A $ 47.94 10,097,270 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/26/2007   P   100 A $ 47.945 10,097,370 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/26/2007   P   7,529 A $ 47.95 10,104,899 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/26/2007   P   100 A $ 47.96 10,104,999 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/26/2007   P   1,200 A $ 47.98 10,106,199 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/26/2007   P   300 A $ 47.99 10,106,499 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/27/2007   P   100 A $ 48.98 10,106,599 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/27/2007   P   200 A $ 49.01 10,106,799 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/27/2007   P   100 A $ 49.02 10,106,899 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/27/2007   P   600 A $ 49.03 10,107,499 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/27/2007   P   400 A $ 49.04 10,107,899 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/27/2007   P   100 A $ 49.05 10,107,999 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/27/2007   P   1,010 A $ 49.06 10,109,009 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/27/2007   P   500 A $ 49.07 10,109,509 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/27/2007   P   590 A $ 49.08 10,110,099 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/27/2007   P   1,000 A $ 49.09 10,111,099 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/27/2007   P   4,000 A $ 49.1 10,115,099 I See footnotes
Common Stock 09/27/2007   P   4,638 A $ 49.11 10,119,737 I See footnotes

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. SEC 1474 (9-02)

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 Underlying Securities
(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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SPO ADVISORY CORP
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		     X    
SPO ADVISORY PARTNERS LP
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		     X    
SPO PARTNERS II LP
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		     X    
SF ADVISORY PARTNERS LP
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY , SUITE 3215
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		     X    
SAN FRANCISCO PARTNERS II LP
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		     X    
SCULLY JOHN H
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		     X    
OBERNDORF WILLIAM E
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		     X    
PATTERSON WILLIAM J
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		     X    
PHOEBE SNOW FOUNDATION
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY , SUITE 3215
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		     X    
Elizabeth R. & William J. Patterson Foundation
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY
SUITE 3215
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		     X    

Signatures

 Kim M. Silva, Attorney-in-Fact   09/28/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) The entities acquiring these shares are SPO Partners II, L.P. ("SPO Partners"), which bought 155,429 shares, San Francisco Partners II, L.P. ("SF Partners"), which bought 8,500 shares, Phoebe Snow Foundation ("PSF"), which bought 3,900 shares and The Elizabeth R. & William J. Patterson Foundation ("WJPFND"), which bought 200 shares.
(2) As a result of the purchases causing this filing, 9,495,969 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, 469,630 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, 222,500 shares of the issuer's common stock are owned directly by PSF. Additionally, JHS owns 3,100 shares in his IRAs, which are self-directed. Additionally, 9,700 shares are owned by WJPFND. Additionally, WJP owns 300 shares in his IRA, which is self-directed.
 
Remarks:
Form 2 of 3.



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.

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number.