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): NOVEMBER 7, 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 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         On November 7, 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
September 30, 2002, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


                                   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: November 7, 2002