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|birth_date=September 8, 1900​

|birth_date=September 8, 1900​

|birth_place=Castor, Bienville Parish, Louisiana​

|birth_place=Castor, Bienville Parish, Louisiana​

|death_place= [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], Louisiana​

|death_place=[[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], Louisiana​

|death_date=June 7, 1998 (aged 97)​

|death_date=June 7, 1998 (aged 97)​

|resting_place=New Ebenezer Cemetery in Castor, Louisiana​

|resting_place=New Ebenezer Cemetery in Castor, Louisiana​

==Biography==

==Biography==

Lacy was born into a pioneer Bienville Parish family in the Ebenezer community south of Castor. His grandfather was one of the first [[educator]]s in Bienville Parish. His father was Henry Rufus Lacy, Sr. (1870–1956); his mother, Mattie Lacybrother, Henry Lacy, Jr. (1902–1969), was a Castor [[merchant]] known throughout the area as Rufus Lacy.<ref name=obit/>​

Lacy was born into a pioneer Bienville Parish family in the Ebenezer community south of Castor. His grandfather was one of the first [[educator]]s in Bienville Parish. His father was Henry Rufus Lacy, Sr. (1870–1956); his mother,s Mattie Lacy (1870-1946). An older brother, W. S. Lacy (1894-1918), died at the age of twenty-four. His younger brother, Henry Rufus Lacy, Jr. (1902–1969), was a Castor [[merchant]] known throughout the area as Rufus Lacy.<ref name=obit/>​<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108428722/john-len-lacy|title=John Len Lacy|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 22, 2020}}</ref>

Prior to his legislative service, Lacy was for thirty-three years a member of the elected Bienville Parish School Board, headquartered in the parish seat of Arcadia. He served from January 6, 1931, until May 1964, when he assumed his legislative seat.

Prior to his legislative service, Lacy was for thirty-three years a member of the elected Bienville Parish School Board, headquartered in the parish seat of Arcadia. He served from January 6, 1931, until May 1964, when he assumed his legislative seat.