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Abita Brewing Company
Great Raft Brewing
Parleaux Beer Lab
Crying Eagle Brewing Company
Flying Heart Brewing
Brieux Carre Brewing Co.
New Orleans Lager & Ale (NOLA) Brewing
Parish Brewing Co.
Port Orleans Brewing Co.
Red River Brewing Company
Second Line Brewing
Tin Roof Brewing Co LLC
Urban South Brewery
Bayou Teche Brewing
- The history of beer brewing in Louisiana dates back to the region’s occupation as a French colony, with the opening of the La Brasserie New Orleans brewery in 1723.
- Throughout the next two centuries, notable historic breweries thrived throughout the state, including the New Orleans Brewing Company, which was formed in 1890 as the merger of six high-profile regional breweries.
- Following the implementation of Prohibition, the state’s beer industry declined, but since the opening of Abita Brewing Company in 1986, it has experienced a revitalization.
- Today, the state is home to more than three dozen breweries and brewpubs, ranking it 36th in the nation for craft breweries per capita.
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