Pucker up!

It first appeared last year in the New Iberia Orange Leaf in simple, unassuming shakers, but made its way like wildfire to ALL the Louisiana stores and became a fast favorite on the toppings bar.  The bright colors usually caught the eye of the young ones straight away, and if they chose to sprinkle it on their favorite Freaux Yeaux, they were NOT disappointed!  With flavors ranging from Sour Pink Lemonade to Sweet Birthday Cake, that fabulous colored sugar would hit the spot of the sweetest of tooths!  So what pray tell are we speaking of? If you guessed PUCKER POWDER, you would be right!  

Imagine the PIXIE STIX of old that you could get at your local candy store and turn it up a notch!  Completely, self-serve, you pick from a 6, 12, 18, or HUGE 36 in plastic tube and make your way around the 12 flavors that the Pucker Powder machine has to offer! Sour White Grape, Sweet Strawberry, Sweet Bubblegum and Sour Green Apple are just a few of the flavors you have to choose from! It's like SAND ART, but with SUGAR!

Pucker Powder Louisiana will be at the New Iberia Gumbo Cookoff this weekend, right next to the Orange Leaf Geaux trailer!  Come get your Freaux Yeaux on and Pucker up! Like Orange Leaf Geaux and Pucker Powder Louisiana on Facebook to see where they will be next!

FALL into Orange Leaf!

Fall Festivals, Changing of Leaves, Halloween Carnivals, and Autumn Spices come to mind when you think of the word FALL!   Fall has officially arrived at Orange Leaf and with it brings Fall Flavors!  Two BRAND new flavors hit the wall tomorrow and one tried & true, and we are so excited to share them with you! 

Caramel Apple is the first!  One taste of this scrumptious mixture will send you straight to the fair, and have you imagining that crisp green apple covered in decadent caramel!

Next up is Oatmeal Cookie!  The smell of fresh cookies will fill your senses, and with one bite, it will be hard to believe that you aren't eating one fresh from the oven!

The third fall flavor is a favorite!  Pumpkin Pie is one of our best cold weather flavors!  Add a little whipped cream from the toppings bar to this heavenly freaux yeaux, and you would swear you are at your grandmothers table at Thanksgiving eating dessert!

Fall into Orange Leaf, soon.  You will be happy you did!

We've got spirit, yes we do, we've got spirit, how 'bout you?

 Neville High School Fans showing
TEAM SPIRIT

It's that time of year again.  Fall is in the air, and pigskins all around Louisiana are a'flyin'.  Football is in full swing in all the area High Schools. Football stands are full and the field is bright every Friday night.  Fans chanting, Cheerleaders cheering, and the whoosh of pom poms flying through the air, is the inspiration for our new SPIRIT NIGHT series that starts this week at all the area ORANGE LEAF stores in LA!  On Tuesday's, from 3pm-close, look for your HIGH SCHOOL's Spirit Night, Wear your Team Colors, and receive 25% off!  Yes, you heard right, 25% off!

To kick off the SPIRIT NIGHTS this Tuesday, September 25th we have: 

Monroe: Neville High School

West Monroe: West Monroe High School, New Iberia: NISH 

Sulphur: Sulphur High School 

Lake Charles: Lagrange High School, Natchitoches: Natchitoches Central High  Houma: Lafourche High School.

Don't forget, all you have to do to show your team spirit is wear your school colors on your school spirit nights to receive 25% off your FREAUX YEAUX! Keep checking on Facebook to see when your favorite school's SPIRIT NIGHT is!

 Go TEAM and GEAUX FREAUX YEAUX!

Orange & Peach, The New IT Couple!

What do you think about when you hear Ruston, Louisiana?  Louisiana Tech University?  T.L. James? Davison Trucking or maybe Sundown Tavern?  Well, most of you probably would say one of the above mentioned , but most would also include PEACHES!  The Squire Creek Country Club Peach Festival is held every year at Railroad Park in the hot days of June. This year marked the 62nd annual Festival and boasted a record setting crowd.

Many famous people also boast Ruston as their hometown.  Some are: Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Terry Bradshaw, Country Singer Trace Adkins, Basketball Superstar Karl Malone, and current NFL kicker & LA TECH Football Player Matt Stover just to name a few. 

So, with all that going for it, what more does Ruston need?  You guessed it, ORANGE!  Shooting for a Halloween Opening Date, Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt is set to open it's doors in Ruston to bring FREAUX YEAUX to the Peach Paradise.  Located at 1522 N. Trenton Street next to the Super One Grocery Store, Orange Leaf's location couldn't be better! "Picking the right location was very important for us," said Karen Varner, co-owner of OL Ruston.  "We knew Ruston was the right town to bring the next Orange Leaf, and once we found this location, all the pieces fell into place!" shared Varner.  The Ruston Orange Leaf will be the 12th franchised location in the state of Louisiana. 

Orange & Peach, The New IT Couple?  Come see us on Halloween and judge for yourself! (and by the way, there DEFINITELY will be PEACH and ORANGE Freaux Yeaux on hand!)

Remember

Showering, Leaf Style

It's been a veritable baby boom at Orange Leaf Louisiana as of late.  Already forming the ITTY BITTY ORANGE COMMITTEE, it seems like something might be in the Freaux Yeaux.  Since our last blog, we have had two more employees, our bookeeper, and our regional manager have the best news possible; that they are expecting!  Kathryn, our OLYLA bookeeper, whose homebase is in Lafayette, is actually expecting TWINS and has just found out that they are a BOY and a GIRL!

Kayla with a gift

Kayla, our regional manager, who started out managing our New Iberia store, is having a BOY in November.  Her faithful New Iberia LEAFERS wanted to throw her a baby shower and couldn't think of a more perfect spot than ORANGE LEAF!  Homemade Cupcakes, Cocktail Weiners, and Mexican 7 layer dip was the menu this morning as Kayla opened her presents with her faithful Leafers looking on.  For most, this is their first job, and Kayla has been a mentor to them.  They just wanted to give back.  Baby games were played and prizes were won.  It was a FUN morning and a great way to show Kayla how much she means to these kids.  The mark of a great manager is garnering the respect of your employees, and Kayla has done that and much more.  In our opinion, this is a great indication on what type of mother she will soon be!  Completely AWESOME! We can't wait for the next member to be inducted into the ITTY BITTY ORANGE COMMITEE.  See you soon, Baby Baker!

New Iberia OL Staff and Kayla at her Shower

GEAUXing to the Bayou Jamb!

Bayou Jamb 2012 kicked off this Saturday at the University of Louisiana at Monroe's GROVE.  Put on by St. Francis Hospital, the Bayou Jamb has always been a great event for families, businesses, and friends to gather together and support their local teams and spirit groups.  It's also the first chance the public has to get a look at their football team in action!  With 8 teams playing in four separate games throughout the day, Saturday was full of pep rallys, dance offs, gymnastic routines, and grid iron action.

It was also the first EVER OLYLA GEAUX event!  Being that Monroe was where it all started with the first Louisiana Orange Leaf store,  it was fitting that the GEAUX adventure began here as well.  From 11am until 8pm, Bayou Jamb attendees could get their Freaux Yeaux on at the Orange Leaf Geaux trailer.  Smiles and little shrieks could be heard over the band next door when the child passing by realized that the ORANGE trailer was actually ORANGE LEAF!  With our graphics being put on this week, there will be no mistaking what trailer this is ever again! Pictures of Yogurt, with toppings piled on high, with that unmistakable Orange Leaf spirit! Check out our ORANGE LEAF GEAUX's to the BAYOU video below.... 

Watch Geaux to the Bayou NOW!

Next up for GEAUX, UL Home game at Cajun Field this Saturday!  See you there, CAJUNS!