UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 10, 2005

LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY

LAMAR MEDIA CORP.

(Exact name of registrants as specified in their charters)

Delaware
Delaware
(States or other jurisdictions
of incorporation) 0-30242
1-12407
(Commission File
Numbers) 72-1449411
72-1205791
(IRS Employer
Identification Nos.)

5551 Corporate Boulevard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(225) 926-1000
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On August 10, 2005, Lamar Advertising Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the pricing of an institutional private placement of senior subordinated notes of Lamar Media Corp., its wholly owned subsidiary (“Lamar Media”). The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein, in accordance with Rule 135 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit
No.				Description
	99.1			Press Release of Lamar Advertising Company, dated August 10, 2005, announcing the pricing of a private placement of senior subordinated notes of Lamar Media Corp.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 10, 2005	LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY
	By:	/s/ Keith A. Istre
		Keith A. Istre
		Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
No.				Description
	99.1			Press Release of Lamar Advertising Company, dated August 10, 2005, announcing the pricing of a private placement of senior subordinated notes of Lamar Media Corp.