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EXHIBIT 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Lamar Advertising
Company (the "Registrant") of our report dated February 13, 1998, with respect
to the balance sheets of Martin Media (a California limited partnership) as of
December 31, 1997 and 1996 and the related statements of operations, partners'
capital (deficit) and cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1997, and our report dated February 13, 1998, with respect
to the balance sheets of Martin & MacFarlane, Inc. as of December 31, 1997 and
1996, and the related statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows
for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 1997 and the six
month period ended December 31, 1995, which reports appear in the Registrant's
filing on Form 8-K dated July 6, 1999. We also consent to the reference to our
firm under the heading "Experts" in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 and
the Prospectus.
/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Bakersfield, California
November 13, 2000
