UPDATED: Herod Elementary In Abbeville Is No Longer On Lockdown

According to the Vermilion Parish School Board, James A. Herod Elementary school in Abbeville, is on lockdown due to a suspicious looking person spotted on campus.

UPDATE from KATC: Herod Elementary is no longer on lockdown, after officials say they've identified the person who jumped the fence this morning. We're told it was a city worker who was checking the meters at the school, and he jumped the fence because it was locked.

From KATC.com:

Abbeville Police say an unidentified black male was seen entering the school campus by jumping the fence, and they are searching for him door-to-door.

According to police, the man came onto the campus at 10:13 a.m. and that no one saw him leave. Officers said the man is reportedly unarmed and wearing some sort of uniform shirt with writing on it.