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Louisiana teens playing basketball stop game to kneel for funeral procession

Louisiana teens playing basketball stop game to kneel for funeral procession
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BATON ROUGE, La. — A photo is going viral on Facebook for all the right reasons.

A group of teens playing basketball in Franlinton, Louisiana took a knee during their game to honor a funeral procession passing by on Friday, WAFB reports.

Lynn Bienvenu posted about it on Facebook, saying there was no adult in sight to tell them to stop playing.

She also said the gesture meant a great deal to her family.

The post had been shared more than 1,300 times as of Monday morning.