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August 5, 1942 ~ April 29, 2026

ABBEVILLE - A Mass of Christian Burial officiated by Rev. Matthew Barzare will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 4, 2026, at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, honoring the life of George Clyde Veazey, 83, who passed away on April 29, 2026, at his residence. Readers will be his three sisters, Patricia V. Alvarado, Barbara V. Kinnard, and Frances V. Angers. Gift bearers will be his four granddaughters, Ann V. Hopkins, Lily V. Mauney, Eloise Veazey, and Emily Veazey. He will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be his two grandsons, Paul J. Veazey and Patrick Veazey, and nephews, Jim Veazey, Mark Kinnard, Luke Kinnard, and Brion Angers.
A visitation will take place at Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, 209 S. Saint Charles St., Abbeville, on Sunday, May 3, 2026, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. with a rosary being prayed at 6 p.m. The visitation will continue Monday, May 4, 2026, from 8 a.m. until 9:45 a.m., when the procession will depart for the church.
George was a proud 1960 graduate of Mount Carmel High School in Abbeville. He then earned his Bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University and later earned a Master’s degree at McNeese State University. Throughout his distinguished career, he served as a teacher, coach, and school administrator for the Vermilion Parish School Board and Vermilion Catholic High School. His passion for sports, especially track and football, and his love for golf, were defining aspects of his life, which he enjoyed both on and off the field.
He is survived by his loving spouse of 59 years, Louella Redmond Veazey; sons, Andy Veazey and his wife, Patrice, and Matthew Veazey and his wife, Amanda; daughter, Lynn Veazey; beloved grandchildren, Paul, Ann (T.J.), Lily (Samy), Eloise, Patrick, and Emily; and two great-grandsons, Maverick and Benson.
He was preceded in death by his parents, George Veazey and the former Mary Grace Broussard; son, Douglas Veazey; and brothers, Mike Veazey and P.J. Veazey.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to Drs. Vernon Valentino, David Daly, and Ronald Lahasky, the nursing staff at Our Lady of Lourdes, and the staff of Hospice of Acadiana for their dedicated and professional care over many years.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in George’s honor to the Vermilion Catholic P.J. Veazey Memorial Fund or Hospice of Acadiana.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville (337) 893-4661.

Vermilion Parish will have a handful of athletes competing at the state track and field meet in Baton Rouge, starting on Thursday and ending on Saturday.
The Class 3A state meet will be on Friday in Baton Rouge. The top three finishers at last week’s regional meets at McNeese State in Lake Charles qualified for state.
Kevin Small, a Kaplan senior, will be heading back to the state meet for the third straight year.
Small won the discus with a toss of 162-8.
.Cameron Samuels of Abbeville triple jumped 43-10 to finish third and qualify for the state meet.
Kaplan’s Kodi Clement will be running in two events at state. He finished third in the 200-meter dash (22.65). The winner was Derrick White of Lake Charles Prep, who ran a 22.12.
Clement finished second in the 400-meter run with an impressive time of 48.63. White also won the 400 (48.31).
Sean Herrington from Erath qualified for state after winning the 110-meter hurdles (14.33) and the 300-meter hurdles (39.77).
Erath will have two pole vaulters at state. Brylon Toups finished second (13-0) and teammate Connor Toups (12-6) was third.
The Kaplan Lady Pirates’ 4x800-meter relay team continues to get better and better at each meet.
The 4x800 relay team of Lexi Greene, Isabel Mendez, Isabella Hargrave, and Liberty Greene ran a winning time of 9:52.90. That personal best time puts them as the fastest girls’ 4x800 meter relay team to ever run in VermilionParish.
The Lady Pirates’ 4x400 meter relay finished third (4:09.57). Parkview Baptist won by two seconds.
Erath freshman Cheyenne Earnest qualified for state in the 1600 and 3200 meter races. She finished third in the 1600 (5:51.63) and the 3200 (12:27.09).
Erath’s Kailei Broussard won the high jump by a half of an inch (5-1 1/2) over Montet Temple of University (5-1). Finishing third was Kaplan’s Reace Richard (5-0).
Broussard also finished second in the triple jump (38-2). She lost by eight inches.
Aija Comeaux of Kaplan finished second in the discus (104-10) to qualify for state.

GUEYDAN — Gueydan High School students in Savannah Trahan’s Environmental Science class participated in a Cardboard Boat Regatta.
This was a STEM-based project in which students designed, built, and raced boats made solely of recycled materials (and duct tape) as part of a series of lessons on recycling and sustainability. The teams aimed to create a vessel capable of carrying one or more people across a body of water, applying principles of buoyancy, structural integrity, and fluid dynamics.
Students will submit a report after the race that includes an introduction, design rationale, materials and methods, results, and a conclusion. Students competed for a chance to win one of three categories (best design, fastest boat, and best sinking). The Vermilion Parish students traveled to Lake Arthur Park for the competition.

Governor Landry stated in 2024 that Universal School Choice programs would be a top priority, as Louisiana’s public school system ranked 46th in the nation and demographic experts were saying “better public schools” are the major reason young families leave Louisiana for Texas, Florida and Georgia. The Legislature quickly passed the LA GATOR program that allows parents to use public funds to pay for private school tuition, tutoring, or other approved education expenses. Louisiana parents (like parents in every other state who adopted school choice programs) know that every child learns differently and were elated that they would finally be in-charge of their child’s education spending rather than the government. Over 39,000 families have applied for the LA GATOR program.
However, Senate President Cameron Henry has stated for the second consecutive year he is not going to increase the amount allowed for the LA GATOR program (presently $44 million for 5,600 students) because of budgetary and “does it really work” concerns. Governor Landry wants $88 million for 12,000 students. TIME OUT!!—let’s talk about state priorities based on what “We The People Want” when it comes to education spending and what works!
It is common knowledge that declining student enrollment in public schools is squeezing school district’s finances. The Senate should tell us if spending on the public schools is declining in line with declining student enrollment (state per-pupil spending 2019 - 2025): if not, why not?
It is now common knowledge that 97% of 2,700 Parents participating in LA GATOR are satisfied with their children’s academic progress and recommend the program (La. Dept. of Education survey). Sounds like it really works!
It is also common knowledge that waste, fraud and abuse on Medicaid spending is huge. In 2021 our State Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera, CPA, CFE, retired and gave us these parting words of concern: “Medicaid was my greatest challenge as it was growing so fast; a huge issue was the level of Medicaid error and fraud which the GAO had estimated to run about 10%--Medicaid is now $16 billion of the state budget--meaning fraud could be running $1.6 billion every year. I made major changes that had resulted in savings, but these positive changes were later reversed—this was not good government.”
The Senate needs to prioritize LA GATOR, and Medicaid Fraud savings can pay for it. Assume Louisiana’s share of the $1.6 billion fraud savings would have been 20%, or $320 million—more than enough for the $88 million that Governor Landry wants for LA GATOR. The Trump Administration just announced that all 50 states will need to “own” their Medicaid fraud problems and increase their antifraud efforts in 2026. Sounds like good government!
Steve Gardes is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) with over 40 years of public accounting experience.