Secrets of the Bayou

In the immediate aftermath of the American takeover of Louisiana, Tom St. Clair returns to the Mississippi River Delta to begin courting the woman he fell in love with years ago, Laura Gayos. When he visits her family's home, he discovers that she is not there. The question is where did she go. He finds the answer from a most unlikely source and sets out to confront her over the wrongs done to both of them by their fathers - their children were taken from her as infants and given to her brother and his wife who are unfit parents hellbent on their own perverse night time activities.
While Tom and Laura are talking out their frustrations with the entire matter, word comes to them that his sister was dying thanks to an illegal surgery gone wrong. They quickly go to her ancestral home and remove the children taking them to the St. Clair plantation where Tom is faced with how to deal with his family, her family, and two plantations that neither of them really want.
After Tom's sister passes, he returns home where Laura is waiting to confirm their love, and move on to the next stage.