Exhibit 32(a)

LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY
LAMAR MEDIA CORP.

Certification of Periodic Financial Report
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
   as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Each of the undersigned officers of Lamar Advertising Company (“Lamar”) and Lamar Media Corp. (“Media”) certifies, to his knowledge and solely for the purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the combined Annual Report on Form 10-K of Lamar and Media for the year ended December 31, 2008 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in that combined Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Lamar and Media.

Dated: February 26, 2009	By:	/s/ Kevin P. Reilly, Jr.
		Kevin P. Reilly, Jr.
		Chief Executive Officer, Lamar Advertising Company Chief Executive Officer, Lamar Media Corp.
Dated: February 26, 2009	By:	/s/ Keith A. Istre
		Keith A. Istre
		Chief Financial Officer, Lamar Advertising Company Chief Financial Officer, Lamar Media Corp.