Lamar Advertising Company

Lamar Advertising Company
Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: LAMR (Class A); S&P 400 component;
Industry	Real estate investment trust, Advertising
Founded	1902
Founder	Charles W. Lamar
Headquarters	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Key people	Kevin P. Reilly, Sr. (retired CEO); Kevin Reilly, Jr. (president and chairman of the board); Sean Reilly (CEO);
Products	Outdoor Advertising
Revenue	US$1.57 billion
Number of employees	3,300
Website	lamar.com

Lamar Advertising Company is an outdoor advertising company which operates billboards, logo signs, and transit displays in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 1902 by Charles W. Lamar and J.M. Coe, and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The company has over 200 locations in the United States and Canada. They have reportedly more than 363,000 displays across the USA. Lamar Advertising Company became a real estate investment trust in 2014.