KSYL

09/23/2024

TUESDAY ON TALKBACK: Join your hosts, Sandra McQuain and Nathan Martin.

At 7:45 a.m., we'll have our monthly visit from Wilbert Carmouche of Travel Avoyelles, as he'll preview the things happening in the Parish in the month of October.

At 8:05, we'll talk physical fitness. Dr. Sonia Tinsley of Louisiana Christian University and Theresa Hood from Rapides Regional Medical Center will preview "Walktober." October is ‘Walktober,’ and LCU invites the community to participate in this annual fall fitness challenge.

‘Walktober’ is a physical activity challenge from Oct. 1-31. Participants track and record their steps or minutes of physical activity every day. Prizes will be awarded for the top three overall participants and awards for each age group with the most steps.

The ‘Walktober’ challenge is free and open to everyone. Age groups for the male and female divisions include: 10 – 14; 15 – 19; 20 – 29; 30 – 39; 40 – 49; 50 – 59; 60 – 69; and 70+.

Talkback starts at 7:20 a.m. only on KSYL, 970 AM, 104.9 FM, and 100.3 HD3, as well as on KSYL.com and the KSYL app!

09/23/2024

09/23/2024

Mayor of Pineville announces he is stepping down

Mayor Dupree announced he is stepping down.

09/22/2024

WILDCATS WIN!!! Congrats to Coach Ben McLaughlin for his first career win as Head Coach!

09/20/2024

09/18/2024

🏈 LCU Wildcats Football on KSYL! 🏈

Get ready for some action as Louisiana Christian University takes on Langston University this Saturday, 9/21! 🎉

🕕 Kickoff is at 6 p.m., but be sure to tune in early—our pre-game broadcast starts at 5:50 p.m. 📻

Catch all the play-by-play excitement on KSYL 104.9 FM, 970 AM, or 100.3 HD3. Don’t miss a second of the Wildcats' battle! 🐾🔥

Let’s go Wildcats! 🏈💪 Sports

09/18/2024

ARE YOU READY FOR THE 2024 RAPIDES FAIR? THE COUNTDOWN IS ON—ONLY 21 DAYS GO BEFORE THE CARNIVAL COMES TO TOWN. THE FUN STARTS HERE!!! OCT. 9-13. We want to welcome our sponsor Y-Not Stop this year. They are our official Fuel Stop for the Fair!!

09/18/2024

09/17/2024

WEDNESDAY ON TALKBACK: Join your hosts, Al Quartemont and Trish Leleux.

At 7:30 a.m., we'll have our monthly visit with Jeff Powell, Superintendent of the Rapides Parish School Board.

At 8:05, it's our Business Beat with Deborah Randolph, President of the Central Louisiana Regional Chamber of Commerce. Deborah's guest will be Dr. Loren Scott, as she previews the Economic Outlook with Dr. Scott coming up on Oct. 3.

Finally, at 8:30, it's Talkback on Estate Planning with Conner Branton of Walker Law Group, LLC. She'll take your calls and answer any questions you have on estate planning.

Talkback starts at 7:20 a.m. only on KSYL, 970 AM, 104.9 FM, and 100.3 HD3, as well as on KSYL.com and the KSYL app!

09/17/2024

Always great to see the President/CEO of the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters, Polly Johnson! Thanks for stopping by for a visit this morning!

09/17/2024

Happy birthday to our sister station, Q93! 🥳🎂

Happy 46th birthday to us!!! Can we win the birthday cake? Asking for the Morning Q Crew. 🥳🎂

09/16/2024

TUESDAY ON TALKBACK: Join your hosts, Nathan Martin and Trish Leleux.

At 8:05 a.m. it's our Central Louisiana Economic Update with Matt Ritchie of Ritchie Real Estate LLC. Matt will take your calls and bring you up to date on the big sales in the area over the last month.

Talkback starts at 7:20 a.m. only on KSYL, 970 AM, 104.9 FM, and 100.3 HD3, as well as on KSYL.com and the KSYL app!

09/16/2024

At the office on Monday after a Saints W ...

09/16/2024

MONDAY ON TALKBACK: Join your hosts, Al Quartemont and Trish Leleux.

A lot of news to break down from the weekend, and we'll look forward to talking with you about it.

Talkback starts at 7:20 a.m. only on KSYL, 970 AM, 104.9 FM, and 100.3 HD3, as well as on KSYL.com and the KSYL app!

09/15/2024

Trump safe after 'gunshots in his vicinity,' campaign says

Former President Donald Trump is safe after gunshots were fired in his vicinity, according to a statement from his campaign.

09/11/2024

What are your thoughts on last night's Presidential Debate?

09/11/2024

Nick is coming on at 7:55a!

The band of heavier rain on the northwest flank of Hurricane Francine has materialized. The rates in this band seem manageable, but this will bring rain to the areas that are farther removed from the center of Francine. This has put my total just short of 3 inches since yesterday, and more rain is on the way for today. My parish by parish forecast from last night remains the same, with the situation varying from some rain and a nice breeze near the Texas border, to flooding potential, and wind gusts over 50 mph later today in St. Landry Parish. The most significant impacts will stay to our southeast. I’ll have a live update around 9:00, and will be on KSYL with Al and Sandra around 7:55 this morning. Here are the latest stats on Francine. Current indications are that the system may be starting to feel the wind shear, and leveling off in strength.

LOCATION...27.5N 93.3W
ABOUT 195 MI...315 KM SW OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA
ABOUT 260 MI...420 KM ENE OF MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...976 MB...28.82 INCHES

09/11/2024

09/10/2024

09/10/2024

WEDNESDAY ON TALKBACK: Join your hosts, Al Quartemont and Sandra McQuain.

It's the morning after the presidential debate. We'll take your calls on how you think it went!

At 7:50 a.m., we'll get an update on Tropical Storm Francine with Meteorologist Nick Mikulas, who has been kind to give us his time this week. Don't forget to check out his Cenla Weather page!

Then at 8:05, it's our Industry Update with Louisiana Central. Vice President/COO, Lafe Jones, and Executive Director of Business Development, Dan Purvis, will discuss 𝙇𝙤𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡'𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙚𝙨. They will also provide insight on the 𝙇𝙀𝘿 𝘾𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙇𝙤𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙖.

Talkback starts at 7:20 a.m. only on KSYL, 970 AM, 104.9 FM, and 100.3 HD3, as well as on KSYL.com and the KSYL app!

09/10/2024

Another update, another slight shift east. This is going to mean very little impact along the Texas border, with some areas seeing more today than they will tomorrow. Tom will be live in a bit, but I wanted to toss out the updated track. I’m up to 1.40 inches of rain at the house. I still expect rain, and a nice breeze in Rapides Parish, but things continue to look better with every passing hour. I’ll have a parish by parish update later this evening.

Atlas Home Service

09/10/2024

FRANCINE COVERAGE:

KSYL will be doing our part in keeping the community informed during Francine. Over the course of the next couple of days you will hear coverage every hour from the Louisiana Radio Network, frequent check-ins with Dave Graichen inside Cenla Broadcasting Weather Center, and information from Tropper Wallace with the Louisiana State Police. Keep your eyes on our socials, too for even more weather updates.

Stay safe, Cenla!

09/10/2024

RPSB Families and Community,

Out of an abundance of caution, all Rapides Parish Public Schools and Offices will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, September 11, 2024. All co-curricular and extracurricular activities will also be canceled.

According to the National Weather Service out of Lake Charles, Tropical Storm Francine continues to pose a threat to the Rapides Parish Community. Due to the risk of wind speeds that exceed the safe operations constraints of our school buses, we will NOT have school tomorrow, Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

We will continue to follow the National Weather Service and consult with local authorities as we monitor the impact of this storm. In the event additional closures are necessary, we will communicate those as needed.

Again, all Rapides Parish Public Schools and offices will be closed on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024.

Let’s continue to show the world that Rapides Parish is truly .