ULL goes ORANGE

Founded in 1898 as an industrial institute, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette developed into a four-year college in the 1920s and became known by it's present name in 1999.  Does anyone still call it USL by mistake?  I know I still do sometimes, but it's less and less now with the new energy COACH MARK HUDSPETH has infused into to our town.  The football team recently received their rings from the New Orleans Bowl.  It's such a special time in Cajun Country and the atmosphere is upbeat and optimistic!

Supporting the Ragin' Cajuns while wearing your new FREAUX YEAUX shirt is going to get easy, too!

 Good thing we are opening a store here in JUNE!  Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt #9 will open in Lafayette on the campus of ULL on St. Mary by Campus Copies. It will be our first venture into the express field, but we are excited about trying something different.  The construction project is going very fast, which is great, so who knows what the real open date will be. Be on the Look for ULL - Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt T-Shirts that you can wear game day!  Tailgaiting...well, that is just a surprise we have been holding on to for a bit, but it's official now!  Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt will be at ALL 6 ULL HOME GAMES!  Support ULL while wearing your ULL/Orange Leaf Shirt and receive 10% off BONUS!

Look for this in the window and you
are at the right place!

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It's a MYSTERY!

Want to help us solve a BLUE mystery? If you said YES, you are in LUCK!  Orange Leaf has a NEW BLUE flavor to name and a free yogurt contest that is calling yours!  Popping up on the walls at most of the Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt LA stores this Weekend was a mysterious blue "fruity" character.  He's been called "Fruity Pebbles", "Blue Bayou", and "Rootin' Tootin'", but you now have a chance to win a $25 Orange Leaf gift card every week by visiting www.myorangeleaf.com/flavor and putting in your vote for what you think the name should be!  If your name is picked overall, you will will free yogurt for a YEAR! WOW!

We are also excited to announce the arrival of the newly updated ORANGE LEAF app!  Download it FREE ITunes, connect to your home store, and you can see what the deal of the day, week, month is, what flavors are on the wall, and what the hours of operation are as well.  You can also vote on which flavor you want to see on the wall next!  You can also reach us on the web at www.myorangeleaf.com/"yourtown"!  It's a very exciting time here at Orange Leaf and we are happy to share all the news with our customers.  

Keep on livin' the LEAF LIFE everyone!  CARPE ARANJIA! (Seize the Orange)

Fancy-Schmancy INSTAGRAM

It seems like there's always a new & different photography apps out there for iPhone and Android! As a user of Instagram (think Twitter with pictures that you get to edit with different filters), it seemed like the perfect fit when I read that Facebook has purchased the app (for a BILLION dollars, no less!)  

Since a large number of our customers have a Facebook account, and a smartphone, it seemed like the perfect leap to create Orange Leaf Instagram accounts! On them, you'll find fancy-schmancy pictures of fun toppings, new flavors, and best of all- YOU get to show US your best creations! Cheesecake with fruit and caramel, waffle bowl (that we fresh-baked just for you!) with vanilla & chocolate loaded with candy, tart with honey and granola, pineapple with pineapple chunks, whatever delicious masterpiece you come up with, WE want to see it!

It's easy, too! From your iOS or Android phone, download the Instagram app (don't worry, it's totally free!), take a picture of your Freaux Yeaux and tag your Orange Leaf store! #orangeleafnewiberia & @orangeleafnewiberia tags my store, and all you have to do is replace the town for your location!

So all you social media fans, get to snapping! We can't wait to see your pics! GUEST BLOGGER - KAYLA BAKER, Manager New Iberia

Louisiana IDOL

American Idol Season 11 contestant Joshua Ledet is one of the Top 10 finalists, singing his way into the viewers' hearts.  Joshua, 19, attended WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL in Louisiana.  Besides belting his sweet heart out, Joshua works for the police department and attends Lamar University.  If you caught the show a couple of weeks ago, you would have seen the Idol judges and Ryan Seacrest eating CRAWFISH on tv, courtesy of RANDOL's SEAFOOD in Lafayette!  Joshua tried to show Ryan how to peel them, and he looked like he had seen a ghost!

Joshua began singing at age 3 in his dad’s church, basking in the glow of the parish’s support. "It just felt so great to see all those people smiling and screaming.  I knew it was something I wanted to do the rest of my life.” Joshua has always been an Idol fan, he says in his Road to Hollywood interview. “I’ve wondered, ‘Why can’t that be me on stage, doing the same thing they’re doing?’” If you haven't had the chance to hear him sign, it's worth your time.  Tune in to American Idol on Wednesday night at 7pm to catch his smooth like butter (or Freaux Yeaux) voice and then VOTE!  Not to mention he is Louisiana born and raised! Check out his latest performance at the link below and you will see what we are talking about!

http://www.kplctv.com/story/17342298/top-8-performance

Good LUCK Joshua!  From your fans here at Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt Louisiana!

We would also like to wish everyone a very HAPPY EASTER!  We will be closed today, but open on Monday bright eyed and bushy tailed!

Why Orange?

We get the question all of the time, “Why is it called Orange Leaf?”  Honestly?  Probably because Orange is cool!  Lemon Leaf, Apple Leaf, Grape Leaf doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.  And the color orange has its own personality that other colors can’t match.  Purple Leaf?  Blue Leaf?  Doesn’t work!

So what is Orange’s personality?  According to psychologists that know about this stuff, the psychology of Orange is exactly what you think it would be.  Orange is considered the color of adventure and social communication.  The color orange radiates warmth and happiness, combining the physical energy and stimulation of red with the cheerfulness of yellow.  The color psychology of orange is optimistic and uplifting, rejuvenating our spirit. In fact orange is so optimistic and uplifting that we should all find ways to use it in our everyday life, even if it is just an orange colored pen that we use. Orange brings spontaneity and a positive outlook on life and is a great color to use during tough economic times, keeping us motivated and helping us to look on the bright side of life.  With its enthusiasm for life, the color orange relates to adventure and risk-taking, inspiring physical confidence, competition and independence. Those inspired by orange are always on the go!  

In relation to the meaning of colors, orange is extroverted and uninhibited, often encouraging exhibitionism or, at the very least, showing-off!  The color orange relates to social communication, stimulating two way conversations. A warm and inviting color, it is both physically and mentally stimulating, so it gets people thinking and talking! 

Enthusiasm, courage, stimulation, vitality, and rejuvenation are all effects of orange.  So when you look around and see the orange paint, the orange shirts, and of course the orange furniture, you know you are going to be in a good mood.  Orange is awesome!

So in my way of making lists for anything and everything I do, here is a list of my 5 coolest things that are ORANGE (besides Orange Leaf):

· The nickname for the Denver Broncos’ defense in the late 70’s was “The Orange Crush”!  That’s a cool nickname! 

· The color of the wrapper for the best candy bar ever made – Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, is Orange.

·The nickname of the Dutch National Soccer (Football) team is Oranje, the Dutch word for "orange”.

·Oompa  Loompas are orange!!

·The dominant color of the most fun holiday, Halloween, is Orange.

So, why Orange? Cheerful, Spontaneous, Optimistic, and Enthusiastic, capturing each of the best parts of the other colors in the rainbow. Throw a little LEAF in there for your health and who would want to  live any other way!

Tom Hagan - Guest Blogger