“No, I have not ever been to New Orleans on Mardi Gras.”

— Paul Cooper, sanitation engineer, Kansas City, Kan.

“Not for Mardi Gras, but I went for New Year’s Eve one year.”

— Annemarie Grell, bar manager at Dynamite Saloon, Overland Park

“Nope, I haven’t.”

— Ryan Lytle, band member, Olathe

“No.”

— Harrison Wheeler, student, Kansas City, Kan.