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

LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		0-30242 (Commission File Number)		72-1449411 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

5321 Corporate Boulevard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

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

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

     On May 26, 2011, Lamar Advertising Company (the “Company”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 1, 2011 were entitled to vote at the 2011 Annual Meeting. As of April 1, 2011, 77,707,806 shares of Class A common stock, 15,122,865 shares of Class B common stock, and 5,718 whole shares of Series AA preferred stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the 2011 Annual Meeting. At the 2011 Annual Meeting, 70,441,034 shares of Class A common stock, all 15,122,865 shares of Class B common stock, and all 5,718 shares of Series AA preferred stock of the Company were represented, in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum for the meeting.

     The following four proposals, each of which are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Common on April 27, 2011 (the “Proxy”) were before the meeting, and received the following votes:

Proposal 1: Election of Seven Directors to Serve until the 2012 Annual Meeting. The following individuals were elected to serve as directors of the Company:

Name of Director Nominees		For				Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
John Maxwell Hamilton			216,546,544				429,874				4,698,984
John E. Koerner, III			216,669,059				307,359				4,698,984
Stephen P. Mumblow			216,546,405				430,013				4,698,984
Thomas V. Reifenheiser			201,089,572				15,886,846				4,698,984
Anna Reilly			216,357,739				618,679				4,698,984
Kevin P. Reilly, Jr.			216,409,357				567,061				4,698,984
Wendell Reilly			216,356,961				619,457				4,698,984

Proposal 2: Approve on a Non-Binding, Advisory Basis, the Executive Compensation. The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the executive compensation as disclosed in the Proxy.

For		Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
214,243,328			2,653,006				80,084				4,698,984

Proposal 3: Approve on a Non-Binding, Advisory Basis the Frequency of the Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The stockholders recommended, on a non-binding advisory basis, that a stockholder advisory vote on executive compensation should occur every three years.

Every Three Years		Every Two Years				Every Year				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
182,442,954			18,153				34,438,355				76,956				4,698,984

Proposal 4: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2011 Fiscal Year. The stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.

For		Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
221,397,732			275,796				1,874				0

     In light of the voting results with respect to the frequency of future stockholder votes on executive compensation (detailed above under the voting results for Proposal 3), the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold a triennial advisory vote on executive compensation until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of the vote on executive compensation, or until the Board of Directors determines it is in the best interest of the Company to hold such vote with different frequency.

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.