Len Lacy
| John Len Lacy | |
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| Louisiana State Representative from Bienville Parish | |
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In office 1964–1968 |
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| Preceded by | C. L. McCrary |
| Succeeded by | Edgerton L. "Bubba" Henry |
| Member of Bienville Parish School Board | |
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In office January 6, 1931 – 1964 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 8, 1900 Castor, Bienville Parish Louisiana, US |
| Died | June 7, 1998 (aged 97) Monroe, Ouachita Parish Louisiana |
| Resting place | New Ebenezer Cemetery in Castor, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sallie Williams Lacy (1905–1999) |
| Children |
Doris Lacy Barnes of Newellton in Tensas Parish |
| Occupation | Farmer, cattleman; businessman |
| Religion | United Methodist |
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Doris Lacy Barnes of Newellton in Tensas Parish
Billie L. Ainsworth of Tulsa, Oklahoma
John Len Lacy, usually known as Len Lacy (September 8, 1900 – June 7, 1998), was a prominent farmer, cattleman, landowner, and businessman who served from 1964 to 1968 as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Castor in Bienville Parish in northwestern Louisiana.
Lacy was born into a pioneer Bienville Parish family in the Ebenezer community south of Castor on the night of the deadly Galveston tidal surge. His grandfather was one of the first educators in Bienville Parish. His father was Henry Rufus Lacy, Sr. (1870–1956); his brother, Henry Rufus Lacy, Jr. (1902–1969), was a Castor merchant known throughout the area as Rufus Lacy.
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 1964, when he assumed his legislative seat.
Lacy was the last person to have represented only Bienville Parish in the legislature. Until 1968, each parish regardless of its population had been guaranteed a seat in the 105-member Louisiana House. Bienville was thereafter combined with neighboring Jackson Parish. Edgerton L. "Bubba" Henry, a Democrat from Jonesboro, the seat of Jackson Parish, defeated Lacy in the 1967 primary, and in 1972, Henry began an eight-year stint as the Speaker of the Louisiana House. Democrat Jamie Fair of Castor succeeded Henry in the seat in 1980 and served a single term until 1984.
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