Lamar Advertising

Lamar Advertising Company, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A., operates about 150,000 billboards in the U.S. and Canada. It also offers advertising on buses and other outdoor areas. Competitors are CBS Outdoor and Clear Channel Outdoor. CEO Kevin P. Reilly, Jr. and family control 74% of the company.

Billboard size TV like displays are coming. Lamar computer controlled digital displays can show advertising for any number of seconds, quickly changing to another advertisement.

Lamar rejects pro-gay ads
Georgia Equality, a gay rights group, ran a series of billboard ads successfully in Atlanta, Georgia with the theme "We Are Your Neighbors". It showed gay men and lesbians in different professions such as firefighters and doctors. The billboard company used was Clear Channel. When the group tried to run the ads in other parts of the state, Lamar Adverstising which is by far the largest billboard company throughout the state, refused to carry the ads.

Political contributions
Lamar gave $70,000 to federal candidates in the 2006 election through its political action committee - 39% to Democrats and 61% to Republicans.

Personnel
Key executives and 2006 pay:
 * Kevin P. Reilly, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, $1,400,000
 * Keith A. Istre, Chief Financial Officer, $887,000
 * Sean E. Reilly, Chief Operating Officer

Members of the Board of Directors:
 * Anna Reilly Cullinan, Also a a director of St. Joseph Capital Corporation
 * John Maxwell Hamilton, Also Dean of the Manship School of Mass Communications of Louisiana State University
 * Robert M. Jelenic, Also Chief Executive Officer of the Journal Register Company

Contact details
5551 Corporate Boulevard Baton Rouge, LA 70808 United States Phone: 225-926-1000 Fax: 225-926-1005 Web: http://www.lamar.com

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