Rayne High on lockdown due to "a situation which is currently not on campus"

Rayne High School was on a lockdown Thursday afternoon, according to a text sent out by the school's administration.

According to the Acadia Parish Sherriff's Office, a suspect is at large and believed to be on Nation Road, north of Rayne.

The text sent out from the school at 2:25pm states that the school is "currently under a school wide lock down. All student and staff are safe and secure at this time. Rayne PD is working to resolve a situation which is currently not on campus. Thank you."