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Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health and Children’s Hospital New Orleans, part of the LCMC Health system, have signed a non-binding letter of intent to explore opportunities to collaborate.

Executives at some of the country’s biggest retailers, manufacturers and consumer-products makers say they are seeing signs that people are becoming less willing to absorb price increases, The Wall Street Journal reports.  

DSLD Homes purchased 118 residential lots Friday in Bellegrove Square, a planned development at the intersection of Burbank Drive and Bluebonnet Boulevard, for $8 million from Dantin Bruce Real Estate.

The trial involving the lawsuit to prevent the incorporation of St. George begins today at the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge. 

Former president and CEO of Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Scott Wester has been named CEO of Memorial Healthcare System in the Miami, Florida area, South Florida Business Journal reports. 

For years, social media has been a reliable way to reach consumers, but the cost of social media marketing is rising, and the return on investment for businesses is dropping, Inc. reports. 

A state House of Representatives committee has advanced legislation that craft brewers say will help their industry grow. 

MidCity Makers Market organizers have decided to hold the event quarterly rather than monthly.

It’s estimated that Saturday night’s Garth Brooks concert will draw over 100,000 fans to the Baton Rouge area, a number the city normally only sees for LSU football games in fall.

The average cost of living for a family of four in Louisiana is nearly $10,000 less than the national average, The Center Square reports.