Lamar Advertising to Present at Bear Stearns 21st Annual Media Conference

Business Wire, March 3, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), a leading owner and operator of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, today announced that Kevin P. Reilly, Jr., President and CEO and Keith A. Istre, CFO are scheduled to present at the Bear Stearns 21stAnnual Media Conference which will be held at The Breakers Hotel, Palm Beach, Florida. The presentation, which will include a discussion of the Company's business, operations and corporate performance, is scheduled for March 11, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time.

The presentation will be carried live via audio webcast at the Company's website, www.lamar.com and will be archived for 30 days.

Lamar Advertising Company is a leading outdoor advertising company currently operating over 150 outdoor advertising companies in 44 states and Puerto Rico, logo businesses in 19 states and the province of Ontario, Canada and approximately 69 transit advertising franchises in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.