UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): AUGUST 12, 2002


                          GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         LOUISIANA                   0-22303                72-1147390
(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission            (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)             File Number)         Identification No.)


                                583 THOMPSON ROAD
                             HOUMA, LOUISIANA 70363
               (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)



                                 (985) 872-2100
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                 NOT APPLICABLE
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)








ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)      Exhibits

         99.1      Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal
                   Financial Officer of contents of Form 10-Q for the period
                   ending June 30, 2002, pursuant to Section 906 of the
                   Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         On August 12, 2002, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial
Officer of the registrant filed with the SEC their statement certifying the
contents of the registrant's Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2002,
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. A copy of this
statement is attached hereto as an Exhibit 99.1.


                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                              GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.


                                              By: /s/ Joseph P. Gallagher, III
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                  Joseph P. Gallagher, III
                                                  Vice President - Finance,
                                                  Chief Financial Officer
                                                  and Treasurer
                                                  (Principal Financial Officer
                                                  and Duly Authorized Officer)

Dated: August 12, 2002



                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


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Exhibit
Number                            Description
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  99.1      Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
            Officer of contents of Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30,
            2002, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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