Form 8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): March 1, 2004


STONE ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                                      Delaware                                         1-12074                              72-1235413
                        (State or Other Jurisdiction                  (Commission File                    (I.R.S. Employer
                     of Incorporation or Organization)                  Number)                          Identification No.)

                              625 E. Kaliste Saloom Road                                                                        70508
                                    Lafayette, Louisiana                                                                             (Zip Code)
                   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:  (337) 237-0410





Item 5.   OTHER EVENTS AND REQUIRED FD DISCLOSURE

        The registrant issued a press release dated March 1, 2004, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
Number		         Description
 
99.1   Press Release dated March 1, 2004, "Stone Energy Corporation Announces the Retirement of D. Peter Canty and the Appointment of David H. Welch as President and CEO"





SIGNATURE

        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.

  STONE ENERGY CORPORATION


Date: March 2, 2004 By:                           /s/ James H. Prince          
  James H. Prince
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit
Number		         Description
 
99.1   Press Release dated March 1, 2004, "Stone Energy Corporation Announces the Retirement of D. Peter Canty and the Appointment of David H. Welch as President and CEO"