Louis Lafarge is the owner of the Lafarge Plantation, and is the husband of Amalia. A former cavalry officer, Louis has a penchant for seducing young slave girls, which helps to drive Amalia herself into the arms of Hector. Louis, upon discovery that Amalia's baby is not his, wants to kill the child, but the Doctor advises him not to do so. With the departure of the baby Augustus, the Jennings marriage dissolves except in nominal existence. Louis spends most of his time studying the stars while Amalia runs the plantation. Louis believes there is something afoot in the world by studying the stars, and the rebellion and Augustus's confrontation prove it. Louis is murdered by Augustus shortly after telling him to go speak to Amalia about his mother.
