Exhibit 23.2
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ CONSENT
The Board of Directors
Lamar Advertising Company:
We consent to the use of (a) our report dated February 9, 2004, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Lamar Advertising Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2003, and the related financial statement schedule, and (b) our report dated February 9, 2004, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Lamar Media Corp. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholder’s equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2003, and the related financial schedule statement incorporated herein by reference.
Our reports refer to (a) the adoption of the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141, “Business Combinations,” effective July 1, 2001, and certain provisions of SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” as required for goodwill and intangible assets resulting from business combinations consummated after June 30, 2001 and the full adoption of the provisions of SFAS No. 142 on January 1, 2002, and (b) the adoption of the provisions of SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Assets Retirement Obligations” on January 1, 2003.
/s/ KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP
New Orleans, Louisiana
May 27, 2004