Felix LaBauve

Felix LaBauve (1809–1879) was a French-born American politician, businessperson, newspaper publisher, newspaper editor, early settler, and community leader in DeSoto County, Mississippi. He was a former member of the Mississippi State Senate serving from 1846 to 1848. LaBauve was also a philanthropist and is believed to be the first person to establish a scholarship program at a Mississippi state-supported institution of higher learning. and on the National Register of Historic Places. His name is alternatively spelled as Felix Labauve and Felix La Bauve.

Career LaBauve moved to DeSoto County, Mississippi in 1836, during the point the county was being founded. The scholarship is no longer in existence, but he left a lasting legacy. He had also willed multiple tracts of land to the Roman Catholic Church in Natchez, Mississippi, with the stipulation of creating a "Roman Catholic Chapel" in Hernando and a cemetery where he would be interred.

In 1976, the former LaBauve House in Hernando was donated to the city, with the goal of preservation. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The University of Mississippi Libraries holds the 'Felix LaBauve Collection' in the archives.