Exhibit 31.2

           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 240.13a-14 OR 240.15d-14
               OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED




I, Keith A. Istre, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this combined quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Lamar
     Advertising Company and Lamar Media Corp.;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
     a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
     statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
     were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
     report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
     information included in this report, fairly present in all material
     respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
     the registrants as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.   The registrants' other certifying officer and I are responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrants and
     have:

     a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
          disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
          supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
          registrants, including their consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
          to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
          in which this report is being prepared;

     b)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants' disclosure controls
          and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
          effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
          of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

     c)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants' internal
          control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants'
          most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is
          reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants' internal
          control over financial reporting; and

5.   The registrants' other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
     our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
     the registrants' auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board
     of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

     a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
          operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
          reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants' ability to
          record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

     b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
          employees who have a significant role in the registrants' internal
          control over financial reporting.





DATED:  August 12, 2003       BY:  /s/ Keith A. Istre
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                              Keith A. Istre
                              Chief Financial Officer, Lamar Advertising Company
                              Chief Financial Officer, Lamar Media Corp.