Kenny Lacy, father of Kyren, releases heartfelt message after death of former LSU WR

The father of late former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy issued a heartfelt message about mental health on his personal Facebook page Sunday morning, hours after his 24-year-old son was found dead Saturday from a reported suicide.

Kenny Lacy’s message began by imploring parents to “start talking to your kids at a very early age and make sure they are confident and comfortable confiding in you.”

Lacy, 24, was reportedly found dead late Saturday night in Houston, according to ESPN, and police are reportedly treating it as a suicide, according to Baton Rouge TV station WBRZ. Lacy was reportedly set to appear before a Baton Rouge grand jury Monday, according to WBRZ, regarding a negligent homicide investigaton into a fatal crash on Dec. 17, 2024, that resulted in the death of 78-year-old former U.S. Marine, Herman Hall.

“Youn parents, start talking to your kids at a very early age and make sure they are confident and comfortable confiding in you. Don’t be cool with ‘I’m alright’ or ‘I’m good’ when you know deep down something isn’t right,” Kenny Lacy’s Facebook message began. “Mental health is real, and for the most part, it’s invisible, don’t ignore the signs, even if they may seem small.

“Our lives have changed forever and this will never be OK, but God needed my baby more than he was needed here,” the message continued. “This has to be the biggest pill our families have had to swallow but I know the love and compassion in our families will get us through. This will never get easier, but we’ll learn to live with it. Check on your kids’ mental (health)!”

Kenny Lacy is the head trainer at BST Academy LLC in Thibodaux, La., Kyren Lacy’s hometown.

Police release details into Kyren Lacy charges of negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run

Lacy, who was also facing additional charges of felony hit-and-run and reckless driving, was reportedly cooperating with police and out on bond after paying a $151,000 bail following his Jan. 12 arrest, according to a report from WAFB.

According to the initial police report reviewed by WAFB, Lacy was driving a 2023 Dodge Charger on Louisiana Highway 20 and “recklessly passed multiple vehicles at a high rate of speed by crossing the centerline and entering the northbound lane while in a designated No-Passing Zone.”

At that point, a northbound driver in a pickup truck abruptly hit the breaks and swerved to avoid a head-on-collision with Lacy’s Dodge Charger, forcing a Kia Cadenza that was behind the pickup to swerve left, crossing the centerline and hitting a southbound Kia Sorrento head-on, according to the police report via WAFB.

A passenger in the Kia Sorrento, Herman Hall of Thibodaux, was critically injured and later died at a local hospital, according to investigators.

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