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Bossier City will get a Godfather's Pizza restaurant, the first franchise site for the chain in northwest Louisiana, the company announced Friday.

The restaurant is to open in November at 4200 Airline Drive, according to the Godfather's corporate office. The company did not give a specific date.

The franchise owners are Jeff and Stacey Lauseng of Today's Tanning Inc., the company said. The couple also own six Sun Tan City tanning salons.

The restaurant will offer takeout and seating for 30. Lunch options will include slices and salads.

“We’re excited to be bringing Godfather’s Pizza and their lineup of great, quality pizza pies back to Louisiana. Both me and my wife, Stacey, worked for Godfather’s Pizza many years ago. We personally know what a pizza pie piled high is all about,” Jeff Lauseng said in a statement provided by the company.

Godfather's, founded in 1973, is based in Omaha, Nebraska. A former CEO is Herman Cain, who was a Republican candidate for U.S. president in 2012.