-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Iy3IYVUegE+T3obANhlyRizwJzqpc5JrzS6Ps+3rzcHCE77QPrZhdbmewCv4scgL o7CwKZC6Lbae4cH4BY+cBA== 0000908662-07-000235.txt : 20070529 0000908662-07-000235.hdr.sgml : 20070528 20070529163924 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000908662-07-000235 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070524 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070529 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070529 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEW CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001090425 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-ADVERTISING AGENCIES [7311] IRS NUMBER: 721449411 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY STREET 2: 5551 CORPORATE BOULEVARD CITY: BATON ROUGE STATE: LA ZIP: 70808 BUSINESS PHONE: 2259261000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY STREET 2: 5551 CORPORATE BOULEVARD CITY: BATON ROUGE STATE: LA ZIP: 70808 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LAMAR NEW HOLDING CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990716 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HAMILTON JOHN MAXWELL CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001214780 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-30242 FILM NUMBER: 07884124 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5551 CORP BOULEVARD CITY: BATON ROUGE STATE: LA ZIP: 70808 BUSINESS PHONE: 2259261000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O LAMAR CORP STREET 2: 5551 CORPORATE BLVD CITY: BATON ROUGE STATE: LA ZIP: 70808 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0202 4 2007-05-24 0001090425 LAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEW LAMR 0001214780 HAMILTON JOHN MAXWELL C/O LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY 5551 CORPORATE BOULEVARD BATON ROUGE LA 70808 1 0 0 0 Class A Common Stock 2007-05-24 4 A 0 542 0 A 2969 D James R. McIlwain, as attorney-in-fact 2007-05-29 EX-24 2 hamilton_poa.htm
POWER OF ATTORNEY

For Executing Forms 3, 4 and 5



The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Kevin P.

Reilly, Jr., Keith A. Istre and James R. McIlwain, signing singly,

his true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1)  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5

in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934 and the rules thereunder;



(2)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the

undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete the

execution of any such Form 3, 4 and 5 and the timely filing of such

form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and

any other authority; and



(3)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection

with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,

may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required

by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed

by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to

this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such

terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his

discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power

and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever

requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of

the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and

purposes as such attorney-in-fact might or could do if personally

present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby

ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or his

substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by

virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein

granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing

attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the

undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities

to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney

to be executed as of this 23rd day of March 2007.



/s/ John Maxwell Hamilton

John Maxwell Hamilton

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