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Brungardt Law"s Lagniappe

Maurice A. Brungardt

A little extra perspective from Brungardt Law conveyed through conversations with individuals of various backgrounds exploring the interplay of practices, policies, and laws with decision making and leadership. An opportunity to learn how to navigate towards productive outcomes as well as appreciate the journey through the experiences and observations of others.

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55:23

More Than Coffee | Tommy Oliver

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2026/10/07

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." In this episode of Brungardt Law’s Lagniappe, I sit down with Tommy Oliver, founder and owner of Coffee Science in New Orleans, for a conversation about coffee, entrepreneurship, and the realities of running a small business. Drawing on nearly four decades in the coffee industry, Tommy discusses what makes a café succeed, the importance of location and speed, the global forces affecting coffee prices, managing employees and customers, and...

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65:05

Protecting the People Creating Culture | The Ella...

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2026/06/09

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." New Orleans is celebrated around the world for its music, art, food, and traditions. So, what protects the people who create that culture? In this episode, Maurice Brungardt speaks with Ashlye Keaton and Gene Meneray of The Ella Project about the legal, business, and policy challenges facing Louisiana artists. From intellectual property rights and Mardi Gras Indian copyright protections to arts funding, affordability, artificial intellige...

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84:16

Kleptocracy, Kakistocracy, and Governance | Jodi Vittori

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2026/05/26

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." What happens when corruption stops being an isolated scandal and becomes part of the operating system itself? In this episode of Brungardt Law’s Lagniappe, Maurice Brungardt speaks with Jodi Vittori about the intersection of corruption, illicit finance, national security, and institutional decline. Drawing from her experience with the U.S. Air Force, NATO’s counter-corruption task force, Transparency International, and Georgetown Universi...

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71:31

Vietnam, Institutional Failure, and the Human Cost |...

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2026/05/19

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." Organizations cannot succeed when leadership fails to clearly define mission legitimacy, objectives, or measurable outcomes. Yet it is individuals who bear the cost. In this episode of Brungardt Law’s Lagniappe, Maurice Brungardt speaks with Vietnam veteran Rick McAllister, who served with the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division in 1970, including duty as a tunnel rat — one of the Vietnam War’s most dangerous and psychologically demanding...

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24:42

Culture as Institutional Infrastructure: Stewardship,...

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2026/05/12

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." In this quarterly reflection, Maurice Brungardt examines Louisiana’s coastal crisis and the recent Supreme Court ruling involving Chevron through a lens rarely applied to environmental litigation: culture as institutional infrastructure. Drawing from conversations with diplomats, artists, military leaders, educators, and civic figures featured on Brungardt Law’s Lagniappe, this episode explores how wetlands, fisheries, neighborhoods, ritu...

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67:18

Decision-Making Across Institutions: A Conversation...

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2026/05/05

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." In this episode, we hear from retired U.S. Ambassador Timothy Davis whose career encompassed the Foreign Service and the Marine Corps. Whether he was leading our diplomatic mission in Qatar, serving as executive assistant to several U.S. Secretaries of State, or guiding troops in the field, Ambassador Davis shares lessons learned from over 30 years of public service. Ambassador Davis reflects on the evolution of leadership from the milita...

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75:33

Before Jazz, There Was Opera: A Conversation with...

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2026/04/28

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." New Orleans has long been a mix of tradition and innovation in the arts. From its early role in shaping opera in the New World to its continued influence across musical genres, the city remains a place where history and ingenuity meet. It is where artists find their means of expression. In this episode, we explore what it takes to build a creative life in the city with Sofia Riggio, a New Orleans–based conductor and soprano whose work ref...

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77:54

Trauma Comes In Many Forms, As Does Healing: A...

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2026/04/21

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." In this deeply candid conversation, former Diplomatic Security Service Special Agent Kemmi Sadler reflects on a 26-year career spanning local law enforcement, post-9/11 deployments, and high-risk diplomatic assignments overseas. From an officer-involved shooting just days into her law enforcement career to the devastating loss of a colleague in Iraq, Sadler shares how trauma, often unrecognized in the moment, accumulates over time. Yet, t...

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56:32

Dignity, Dialogue, and Decision-Making: A...

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2026/04/14

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." From a childhood in Harlem and Queens to the highest levels of American diplomacy, retired U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr. reflects on a career defined by leadership, resilience, and service. In this conversation, Ambassador Thomas shares how early family influences, lessons from mentors, and firsthand experiences in global crises shaped his approach to decision-making. Ambassador Thomas is a former U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh, the ...

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81:44

Culture is Infrastructure and People: A Conversation...

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2026/04/07

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." In cities like New Orleans, culture isn’t a luxury—it’s infrastructure and people. Sustaining that infrastructure and retaining the people requires more than creativity. Culture demands leadership, financial discipline, and a willingness to confront hard truths about institutions, communities, and ourselves. In this episode, Raelle Myrick-Hodges, Executive Director of the Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans (CACNO), engages in a candid a...

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74:55

From Global Strategy to Local Impact: A Conversation...

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2026/03/31

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." For years now, transnational activities are increasingly originating at the local level. Foreign relations in furtherance of economic interests are no longer the sole purview of the diplomatic functions of the national government or its embassies abroad. In today's current geopolitical and technological climate, local and state governments are rightfully motivated to be their own advocates on the global stage proactively pursuing opportun...

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56:58

The Longest Mural in the U.S.: A Conversation with...

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2026/03/26

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." Although leadership comes in all shapes and sizes, we tend to focus on the squares, circles, and triangles while overlooking the trapezoids and rhombi. Although artists are profound influential sources of societal change and positive direction, society tends to equate leaders with those who wield power, possess wealth, or enjoy fame. Nonetheless, artists display a unique understanding of their environment and singlehandedly undertake init...

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74:29

We Negotiate to Avoid Catastrophe: A Conversation...

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2026/03/19

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." What does it take to prevent catastrophe in a world where the stakes include nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons? This conversation explores the quiet, often unseen work of negotiation that has helped reduce global threats over decades—from Cold War arms control to the dismantlement of weapons programs in regions of conflict. Through an insider’s perspective, the episode examines how trust, verification, patience, and human relation...

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77:04

From Analyst to Ambassador: A Conversation with Linda...

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2026/03/11

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." Diplomacy in the Caribbean rarely dominates headlines, yet it sits at the intersection of U.S. security, economic interests, and regional resilience. In this episode, retired U.S. Ambassador Linda Taglialatela reflects on a four-decade career in government service that culminated in leading the U.S. diplomatic mission responsible for relations with seven nations across the Eastern Caribbean. The conversation explores leadership and decisi...

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75:34

Statecraft with a Strategic Competitor: A...

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2026/03/03

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." A wide-ranging conversation with David Meale on China’s economic statecraft, global influence, and what individuals must understand to navigate competition, interdependence, and decision-making in an increasingly contested international landscape. A seasoned Foreign Service professional with over thirty years of experience, David reflects on what it means to manage America’s diplomatic presence on the home turf of our most consequential s...

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72:21

Diplomacy Along America’s Third Border: A...

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2026/02/24

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." Retired U.S. Ambassador Luis Moreno shares a candid, wide-ranging conversation shaped by more than three decades of service in some of the world’s most demanding environments. From serving in Bogotá and helping implement Plan Colombia, to leading during political violence in Haiti, coordinating civil-military alignment in Iraq, and serving as U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica, Moreno reflects on lessons learned. The conversation explores the Car...

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31:26

Execution Matters: When Organizational Practices...

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2026/02/11

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." In this episode, we examine the non-legal consequences of large-scale immigration enforcement operations and how execution determines whether an initiative strengthens or weakens public safety. Drawing on leadership insights from former senior national security officials, law enforcement professionals, and legal scholars, we explore how questionable organizational practices can erode institutional integrity. The central question is not wh...

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18:52

The Overlooked Reality of Individual Strain: A Brief...

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2026/02/04

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." In this quarterly reflection episode, I step back from twelve wide-ranging conversations to trace a single common thread: institutions increasingly function not because they are well designed, but because individuals quietly absorb strain. From emergency medicine to education, national security to science, libraries to shrimping, each guest illuminated a different facet of the same reality—systems optimized for efficiency, speed, or certa...

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82:35

From Breakdown to Breakthrough: A Conversation with...

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2026/01/27

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." Drawing from lived experience in high-stress government service, Ron Holloway explores warning signs that often go unnoticed, how institutions respond when people break, and why true strength lies not in endurance alone, but in adaptation. Ron is a former U.S. Department of State Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) special agent and Foreign Affairs Officer in the Rewards for Justice program, who later served as a Human Capital Advisor for D...

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84:02

Louisiana is the Bellwether of U.S. Shrimping: A...

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2026/01/20

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." Shrimp is the most consumed seafood in the U.S. Annually Americans consume on average per person almost six pounds of shrimp. Today imports not only account for 90% of the shrimp we consume, but also have gravely impacted our domestic shrimping industry. Although a leading provider of high-quality shrimp in the U.S. and the Gulf of Mexico’s center of gravity for shrimp culture, Louisiana has experienced such an extraordinary decline that ...

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