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): MAY 18, 2004 (MAY 17, 2004)


                           OMNI ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          LOUISIANA                      0-23383                 72-1395273
(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


                              4500 NE INTERSTATE 49
                            CARENCRO, LOUISIANA 70520
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (337) 896-6664
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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








ITEM 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.


On May 17, 2004, OMNI Energy Services Corp. issued a press release announcing
its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. A copy of the
earnings release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated
herein by reference. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K,
including the exhibit, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing."



                                   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.


                                              OMNI ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
Dated: May 18, 2004

                                              By:    /s/ G. Darcy Klug
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                         G. Darcy Klug
                                                     Chief Financial Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT
NUMBER                                  DESCRIPTION
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99.1           Press Release dated May 17, 2004