SHREVEPORT, La. – Voters throughout Louisiana will head to the polls on Saturday for the municipal main election. Polls will open at 7 a.m. and shut at 8 p.m.

9 parishes, together with Bossier and Caddo, may have each native races and native propositions on the poll. DeSoto and Natchitoches are amongst 12 parishes with solely native propositions on the poll.

RACES TO WATCH

In Northwest Louisiana, the races to observe embody the Shreveport metropolis marshal’s race. 4 candidates are vying for that place. They’re Unbiased Donald “DJ” Gaut, Democrats James Jefferson and Anthony Johnson, and Republican Grayson Boucher. The particular election to fill the slot is important due to the loss of life final summer time of the late Metropolis Marshal Charlie Caldwell.

There are 5 propositions on the poll for residents of Ruston coping with alcohol gross sales. The difficulty has turn out to be sort of complicated to some as a result of state regulation requires a vote on all 5 propositions, despite the fact that solely two can be a change from the present guidelines in Ruston. 

There’s additionally a quarter-cent gross sales tax election in DeSoto Parish. The tax, if enacted, would profit the parish animal shelter, mosquito abatement, neighborhood organizations and parish amenities. If handed, it will impose a 6-cent enhance on a $25 buy.

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BEFORE YOU VOTE

Be sure to meet the next standards:

• Should be a U.S. citizen.
• Should be at the very least 17 years outdated to register to vote (if you’re 16 years of age and plan to register in particular person, be sure to go to the Registrar of Voters Workplace on the Louisiana Workplace of Motor Automobiles), however you should be 18 years outdated to vote.
• Shouldn’t be beneath any psychological incompetence or partial interdiction with suspension of voting rights.
• Should reside within the state and parish through which you search to register.
• To be able to vote, you should be registered 20 days previous to the election if utilizing the GeauxVote on-line registration or 30 days previous to the election in particular person or by mail registration to be eligible to vote in an election.

WHERE TO VOTE

Use the Louisiana Voter Portal to seek out the place you vote on Election Day or name your parish Registrar of Voters Workplace. Your voter data card obtained by mail lists your polling place. Pay particular consideration to be sure to go to the proper polling place.

ELECTION RESULTS

Ensure and stick with KTBS 3, KPXJ CW 21, KTBS.com, and KTBS 3 Now for election outcomes as quickly as they arrive in Saturday night time.