Coronado High grad changed plans, possibly avoiding New Orleans attack

CORONADO, Calif. (KGTV) – A Coronado High grad says he was planning on walking through the area of the deadly attack in New Orleans, during the time when it unfolded, before his plans changed.

“It’s kind of scary, because I had no idea, and I got a call this morning. ‘Hey, are you okay?’” said Andrew Borgie.

From his hotel room, Borgie talked to me about a night that nearly intersected with the deadly attack.

A photo of Borgie shows the Coronado High graduate on Bourbon Street past 9 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.

“So the mood was, you know, very festive. People were going out partying for New Year’s Eve … a lot of police presence throughout the night. My buddy who is from here says he’s never seen such a large presence for New Year’s Eve,” said Borgie.

Borgie, a senior at Notre Dame, was in town to cheer on the Fighting Irish in the Sugar Bowl. He and a few friends spent a few hours on Bourbon Street, before walking 25 minutes south to a nightclub. He was planning on walking through Bourbon Street again, but past 2:30 a.m., he decided to take an Uber back to his hotel instead.

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