News circulated last week that Trump had tapped New Jersey Congressman Jeff Van Drew, a Republican who’s frequently criticized projects proposed off the coast of his state, to draft an executive order on offshore wind. Industry observers said it may include a moratorium on all development.

Louisiana might not see any revenue promised by a recently passed constitutional amendment regarding royalties for offshore wind and other renewable sources. Generally apprehensive of the clean energy initiatives of the Biden administration,

U.S. President Donald Trump in his first day of office on Monday suspended new federal offshore wind leasing pending an environmental and economic review, saying wind mills are ugly, expensive and harm wildlife.