8-K

UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   July 28, 2008


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

Louisiana	0-22303	72-1147390
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer 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)

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Item 8.01     Other Events.

          On July 28, 2008 Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. issued a press release announcing the declaration of a common stock dividend. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
	The following exhibit is filed herewith:
	Exhibit No.	Description
	99.1	Press Release dated July 28, 2008

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/ Robin A. Seibert
			Robin A. Seibert
			Vice President – Finance,
			Chief Financial Officer
			and Treasurer
			(Principal Financial Officer
			and Duly Authorized Officer)
Dated:	July 28, 2008

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. Declares Dividend on Common Stock

HOUMA, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ:GIFI), announced today that its board of directors declared a dividend of $0.10 per share on Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.’s approximately 14.3 million shares of common stock outstanding.

The dividend was declared during a regular meeting of the board held on July 25, 2008 and is payable August 19, 2008, to shareholders of record on August 7, 2008.

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., based in Houma, Louisiana, is a leading fabricator of offshore drilling and production platforms, hull and/or deck sections of floating production platforms and other specialized structures used in the development and production of offshore oil and gas reserves. These structures include jackets and deck sections of fixed production platforms; hull and/or deck sections of floating production platforms (such as tension leg platforms (“TLPs”)), “SPARs and FPSOs”, piles, wellhead protectors, subsea templates and various production, compressor and utility modules, offshore living quarters, tanks and barges. The Company also provides offshore interconnect pipe hook-up, inshore marine construction, manufacture and repair of pressure vessels, heavy lifts such as ship integration and TLP module integration, loading and offloading jack-up drilling rigs, semi-submersible drilling rigs, TLPs, SPARs or other similar cargo onshore and offshore scaffolding and piping insulation services and steel warehousing and sales.

CONTACT:
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.
Kerry J. Chauvin, Chief Executive Officer, 985-872-2100
or
Robin A. Seibert, Chief Financial Officer, 985-872-2100