Polls will be open Saturday from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. for voters in the River Parishes.

On the ballot:

ST. CHARLES PARISH:

• Voters will decide whether or not to approve the issuance of $11.5 million in bonds to develop and construct a new emergency department ($5.2 million) at St. Charles Parish Hospital and the remaining $6.3 million to refinance existing debt.

ST. JAMES PARISH:

• Voters will choose between Judge Mary Hotard Becnel and Jude Gravois for 5th Circuit Court of Appeal’s Division A seat in the 2nd District.

ST. JOHN PARISH:

• All voters will decide whether or not to approve $29 million in bonds for a variety of parish projects while those residing on the east bank in will choose between Judge Mary Hotard Becnel and Jude Gravois for 5th Circuit Court of Appeal’s Division A seat in the 2nd District.

To read the judicial candidate responses to the L’Observateur questionnaire, go to the “NEWS” tab and select it, then scroll to the bottom of the page to “FOR THE RECORD.”

If you don’t know where to vote, you can call the registrar’s office in your respective parish, or you can go to https://polling locator.sos.louisiana.gov/ to find your location.