Employee says staff was "not notified" of Papa John's closing for good

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) - After four decades, a well-loved pizza parlor is closing in Lansing. Papa Johns has shut down -- not the chain, a restaurant founded in the East Lansing area in 1982, two years before the nationwide chain that shares the same name.

After 43 years of operation and multiple location changes, a slice of Lansing has closed their doors. The decision came out of nowhere for one employee, Micheal Robbins, who was hired as a delivery driver for Papa John’s.

"This is personally very devastating to me and my family,” said Robbins.

Papa John’s announced on their website that they are sorry for the closure. Robbins said that he was not notified of the business closing.

"We show up for work and this is what we get? Not fair, it's not fair," said Robbins.

Earlier in the week