Abbeville Police are assisting the U.S. Marshal Service to serve an arrest warrant at a residence in the city.
The scene has now been cleared.
Witnesses tell KATC that a heavy police presence was seen near the intersection of Oaklawn Drive and Graceland Avenue. That location is now clear of law enforcement officers.
A spokesman for police says the Marshals are serving a warrant, with Abbeville Police assisting. Witnesses say that South Louisiana Community College Gulf Area campus on Clover Street was on lockdown while police are in the area.