Today we’re wrapping up National Forensic Science Week by highlighting our DNA CODIS, DNA Forensics, and the Evidence Receiving units within the Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory. Personnel within all of the units do an extraordinary job within their respective disciplines, see below for some of their recent accomplishments. The Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory (LSPCL) recently became the first agency in the country to receive approval from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

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The HCSO FSL DNA Section provides quality forensic testing in serology (body fluid identification) and DNA analysis. Scientists in the DNA section routinely examine items of evidence for the presence of biological material. After the proper samples for comparison purposes are obtained, DNA analysis can be conducted on these stains, and conclusions can be drawn as to whether an individual can be eliminated or included as a possible contributor to the genetic profile obtained. In cases in which a