Blue Collar Enterprises, the Limited Liability Company that operates Blue Dog Café Lafayette has decided to financially restructure its business.

According to a press release, the company has sought protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S Bankruptcy Code.

Blue Collar Enterprises, LLC will continue to manage and operate the restaurant while implementing a financial and operational overhaul that will ensure stability into the future.

Jacques and Andre Rodrigue, sons of American Artist George Rodrigue, are the largest creditors of the Company.

The brothers will manage the financial restructuring to ensure proper vendor payment as laid out in the plan of reorganization that was filed today in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Western District of Louisiana.

“From the beginning, we have sought only to make sure that our father’s legacy, which includes Blue Dog Café, is honored with excellence,” said Jacques Rodrigue.. “This restructuring will allow us to commit to our community and take responsibility for the restaurant’s business following this time of turbulence.”

Rodrigue said the restructuring plan, if approved, would allow the brothers to forgive significant debt owed to them and their father’s estate, and move the restaurants toward profitability.

Blue Dog Cafe has hired consultants and a new chef to present and share the ingenious and authentic Louisiana favorites that guests have come to enjoy.

The brothers remain dedicated to honoring not only their father’s legacy, but the current employees of the Company and the Lafayette community.