Genealogy conference The East Baton Rouge Parish Library will hold its annual Genealogy Conference 9:30 am-12:30 pm Saturday, Aug 5, at the Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library, 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd. Participants are invited to take a look at new research tools available in the Genealogy Room and new technological advances in DNA research and optical laser technology, which can lead them to discover information about their ancestors. At the conference, guest speakers Tammy Pruet-Northrup and Colleen Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., will discuss new tools for research and how patrons can find out more about their genealogy. Pruet-Northrup, manager for the DNA Unit of Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory, will speak on the Louisiana DNA database and the roll of the DNA in the Hurricane Katrina Relief Project. A native of Baton Rouge, Pruet-Northrup is a 1988 graduate of LSU with a bachelor of science degree in accounting and is a 1991 graduate of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at LSU. Earl Gates ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free.