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In this May 2, 2015 photo, skywriter Nathan Hammond releases smoke as he writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Hammond was commissioned by local entrepreneur, Frank Scurlock, who said the messages were simply his way of reminding people that goodness can still flourish in a world that seems increasingly marred by violence. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

In this May 2, 2015 photo, skywriter Nathan Hammond releases smoke as he writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Hammond was commissioned by local entrepreneur, Frank Scurlock, who said the messages were simply his way of reminding people that goodness can still flourish in a world that seems increasingly marred by violence. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)




In this May 2, 2015 photo, skywriter Nathan Hammond banks into a steep turn as he writes messages over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. “We're out here just kind of spreading the love, over the top of New Orleans”, said Hammond. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

In this May 2, 2015 photo, skywriter Nathan Hammond banks into a steep turn as he writes messages over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. “We're out here just kind of spreading the love, over the top of New Orleans”, said Hammond. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)




In this May 2, 2015 photo, skywriter Nathan Hammond writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Hammond estimates the letters to be about a mile tall although they could stretch up to ten miles, depending on the message. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

In this May 2, 2015 photo, skywriter Nathan Hammond writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Hammond estimates the letters to be about a mile tall although they could stretch up to ten miles, depending on the message. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)




In this May 2, 2015 photo, skywriter Nathan Hammond works on a peace sign as he writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

In this May 2, 2015 photo, skywriter Nathan Hammond works on a peace sign as he writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)




In this May 2, 2015 photo, skywriter Nathan Hammond flies underneath a heart he just created as he writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

In this May 2, 2015 photo, skywriter Nathan Hammond flies underneath a heart he just created as he writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)




In this May 2, 2015 photo, a giant heart and a peace sign, partially visible at lower left, float over New Orleans and the Mississippi River, as skywriter Nathan Hammond writes messages of hope and love during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

In this May 2, 2015 photo, a giant heart and a peace sign, partially visible at lower left, float over New Orleans and the Mississippi River, as skywriter Nathan Hammond writes messages of hope and love during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)




In this May 2, 2015 photo, skywriter Nathan Hammond flies over the shore of Lake Pontchartrain as he writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

In this May 2, 2015 photo, skywriter Nathan Hammond flies over the shore of Lake Pontchartrain as he writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)




In this May 2, 2015 photo, skywriter Nathan Hammond writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

In this May 2, 2015 photo, skywriter Nathan Hammond writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)




In this May 1, 2015  photo, Kevin Mueller, of Austin, Texas, kisses his wife Erin Mueller, as skywriter Nathan Hammond writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

In this May 1, 2015 photo, Kevin Mueller, of Austin, Texas, kisses his wife Erin Mueller, as skywriter Nathan Hammond writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)




In this May 2, 2015 photo, with words, written in reverse, on paper taped to his instrument panel as a guide, skywriter Nathan Hammond enters a steep turn as he writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

In this May 2, 2015 photo, with words, written in reverse, on paper taped to his instrument panel as a guide, skywriter Nathan Hammond enters a steep turn as he writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)




In this May 1, 2015 photo, the message “FORGIVE”, made by skywriter Nathan Hammond, floats above a home in New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

In this May 1, 2015 photo, the message “FORGIVE”, made by skywriter Nathan Hammond, floats above a home in New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)




In this May 2, 2015 photo, skywriter Nathan Hammond writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

In this May 2, 2015 photo, skywriter Nathan Hammond writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)




In this May 2, 2015 photo, skywriter Nathan Hammond writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

In this May 2, 2015 photo, skywriter Nathan Hammond writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)




In this May 2, 2015 photo, skywriter Nathan Hammond releases smoke as he writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

In this May 2, 2015 photo, skywriter Nathan Hammond releases smoke as he writes messages of hope and love over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)




In this May 2, 2015 photo, a giant heart hangs in the sky at sunset after skywriter Nathan Hammond wrote several days-worth of messages, relating to hope and love, over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

In this May 2, 2015 photo, a giant heart hangs in the sky at sunset after skywriter Nathan Hammond wrote several days-worth of messages, relating to hope and love, over New Orleans, during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)
06 May 2015 13:57:00