Louisiana gov signs ESA-approved game bill

While the last gaming-restriction bill Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco signed into law wasn't in effect for even a day before a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing authorities from enforcing it, the second such bill she put her name on appears headed for a much less contentious fate.

Blanco announced on her Web site today that she has signed SB340, an act that includes games in the state's already exhaustive list of media (including movies, music, and books) that can be harmful to minors. It also changes the state's criteria for determining what material is harmful to minors.

The Entertainment Software Association has previously said it has no objection to the law. As for the other Louisiana game law currently held up in the courts, a hearing has been scheduled for June 30 on the ESA's motion for a preliminary injunction on the law.