Renovated by the city, the house now serves as Olive Branch's Visitor and Tourism Bureau, anchoring the Main Street area. It is designated a Mississippi Landmark and is available for a variety of community uses. Items of interest in the house include clocks from the McIngvale Clock Museum and antique furniture from Magnolia Manor in Hernando. Catering for private parties available on the grounds.
Tours are by appointment only.
Felix Labauve House 2769 Magnolia Drive, Hernando Col. Felix Labauve, originally from Vauziers, France, came to DeSoto County in 1836. He was in the mercantile business and studied law, but was better known as the editor of The Phoenix, an early DeSoto County newspaper, now known as the DeSoto Times Today. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives and Senate and as clerk of DeSoto county. Though occupied as a private home, tourists are welcomed to observe the house's distinctive features from the outside.