Microbrewery gets expansion funding from USDA

KILN — A microbrewery that started with a Christmas homebrew kit and saw its first year swamped by Hurricane Katrina is getting a $740,000 interest-free expansion loan that will let it quintuple production over the next four years. It’s part of Mark and Leslie Hendersons’ $3-million plan to boost brewing capacity at Lazy Magnolia Brewing [...] [...]