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                                  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 16, 2004


                           OMNI ENERGY SERVICES CORP.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                         Commission File Number 0-23383


        LOUISIANA                                          72-1395273
(State or other jurisdiction of                           (IRS Employer
Incorporation or organization)                          Identification No.)


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

        Registrants telephone number, including area code: (337) 896-6664


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

[ ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
     CFR 230.425)

[ ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
     240.14a-12)

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

     On November 16, 2004, OMNI Energy Services Corp. issued a press release
announcing its results of operations for the nine months ended September 30,
2004. A copy of the press 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.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (a)  None

     (b)  None

     (c)  Exhibits

     99.1 Press release dated November 16, 2004, issued by OMNI Energy
          Services Corp.




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                                   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, thereunto duly authorized.

DATED: November 16, 2004

                                         OMNI ENERGY SERVICES CORP.

                                         By: /s/ DEBORAH C. DEROUEN
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                                             (Chief Accounting Officer)




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


       
99.1      Press release dated November 16, 2004, issued by OMNI Energy
          Services Corp.







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