ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- Landowners along the Whiskey Bay Pilot Channel are facing rapid erosion, leading to significant loss of land and property.

Joseph Breaux, a concerned landowner, reports losing 225 feet of his property due to the erosion caused by the pilot channel.

“Our property was 575 feet long from the road to the water. Now it's 350 feet long because I've lost 225 feet of my property from the cave-ins caused by the river,” said Breaux. “It falls off in chunks 25, 50 feet at a time and we've tried to stop it, but there's just nothing we can do.”

Breaux explained that their property used to extend to where trees now stand in the water, illustrating the extent of the land lost over the years.

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