LAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEW, S-4/A, EX-23.5, 2000-12-01

LAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEW
S-4/A, EX-23.5, 2000-12-01
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.5

              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement on Form
S-4 of Lamar Advertising Company (the "Registrant") of our report dated
September 17, 1998, with respect to the balance sheets of the Outdoor
Advertising Division of Whiteco Industries, Inc., as of December 31, 1996 and
1997, and the related statements of income and cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1997, which report appears in the
Registrant's filing on Form 8-K dated July 6, 1999.

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

                                                    /s/ BDO SEIDMAN LLP



Chicago, Illinois
November 29, 2000