BRIAN RECATTO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.1

BRIAN RECATTO

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made effective as of February 28, 2007, between Charles Holston, Inc., (“CHI”), a Louisiana corporation that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of OMNI Energy Services Corp., a Louisiana corporation (“OMNI”) and Brian Recatto, a resident of Lafayette, Louisiana (“Employee”). In order to protect the goodwill of CHI and OMNI and in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Employment. CHI hereby agrees to employ Employee and Employee hereby agrees to work for CHI as its Vice President of Charles Holston, Inc., or such other salaried, executive position as CHI and Employee shall mutually agree. So long as Employee is employed by CHI, Employee shall devote Employee’s skill, energy and substantially all of his business-related efforts to the faithful discharge of Employee’s duties as a salaried, exempt employee of CHI. In providing services hereunder, Employee shall comply with and follow in all directives, policies, standards and regulations from time to time established by the Board of Directors of CHI and OMNI.

2. Term of Employment. Employee’s employment by CHI pursuant to this Agreement shall continue in effect until December 31, 2009 (the “Initial Period”), which shall be automatically extended for additional, successive one year periods (the “Additional Periods”) commencing on January 1, 2010, unless either party gives notice of non-renewal as provided in Section 6(d) or otherwise terminates this Agreement in accordance with the other provisions of Section 6.

3. Representations and Warranties. Employee represents and warrants that Employee is under no contractual or other restrictions or obligations that will limit Employee’s activities on behalf of CHI or OMNI or will prohibit or limit the disclosure or use by Employee of any information which directly or indirectly relates to the business of CHI or OMNI or the services to be rendered by Employee under this Agreement.

4. Compensation. Subject to the provisions of Section 6, Employee will be entitled to the compensation and benefits set forth in this Section 4.

(a) During the Initial Period, OMNI shall pay Employee an Annual Base Salary, payable semi-monthly, in equal semi-monthly installments at a rate equal to $150,000 per year. In each Additional Period, CHI shall pay to Employee an Annual Base Salary (not less than $150,000 per year) determined by the OMNI Board of Directors following its annual salary and performance review. Employee’s Annual Base Salary will be reviewed annually in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year of Employee’s employment hereunder, commencing in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2007.

(b) Employee shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus. For 2007, the bonus will be calculated per Exhibit “C” (attached) as if the Employee were a Unit Vice President. The bonus targets for subsequent years will be generated by OMNI’s CEO, approved

by the OMNI Board of Directors, and presented to Employee before April 1. The bonus will be determined and if appropriate, awarded by the Board during each calendar year beginning with the 2007 calendar year, but will be paid following the closing of the books and records of OMNI for each such calendar year, but not later than April 1 of the following calendar year.

(c) All payments of salary and other compensation to Employee shall be made after deduction of any taxes required to be withheld with respect thereto under applicable federal and state laws.

5. Fringe Benefits; Expenses.

(a) During the term of employment of Employee hereunder, Employee shall be entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans sponsored by OMNI and made available for salaried, exempt employees, including sick leave and disability leave, health insurance, 401(k) plans and Stock Incentive Plans.

(b) CHI will reimburse Employee for all reasonable business expenses incurred by Employee in the scope of Employee’s employment; provided, however, that Employee must file expense reports with respect to such expenses and otherwise comply with CHI’s and OMNI’s policies as are in effect from time to time and are made known to Employee.

(c) During the term of employment of Employee hereunder, Employee shall be entitled to paid vacation during each calendar year (prorated for any partial year) and to paid holidays and other paid leave set forth in and in accordance with CHI’s and OMNI’s policies in effect from time to time for other salaried, exempt employees. Any vacation not used during a calendar year may not be used during any subsequent period. Employee shall be compensated for any unused vacation upon termination of this Agreement for any reason.

6. Termination or Non-Renewal of Employment.

(a) Termination by CHI Without Cause. CHI may terminate Employee’s employment hereunder at any time during the term of this Agreement Without Cause by delivery of thirty (30) days prior written notice by CHI to Employee. After such termination of employment, CHI shall pay: (i) the Annual Base Salary then in effect in semi-monthly payments and in accordance with CHI’s normal payroll practices for the remainder of the Initial Period if Employee is terminated during the Initial Period and (ii) vacation pay earned but not taken to the date of such termination. Upon termination of Employee’s employment hereunder, Employee shall be deemed to have resigned from all offices, directorships, and committee positions then held with CHI, OMNI or any Affiliate.

(b) Termination by Employee. Employee may terminate Employee’s employment hereunder at any time during the term of this Agreement by delivery of thirty (30) days prior written notice by Employee to CHI. Promptly after such termination of employment, CHI shall pay to Employee an amount equal to the sum of: (i) Employee’s earned but unpaid Annual Base Salary through the date of termination of employment at the rate in effect at the time of such termination and (ii) vacation pay earned but not taken to the date of such termination. Upon termination of Employee’s employment hereunder, Employee shall be deemed to have resigned from all offices, directorships, and committee positions then held with CHI, OMNI or any Affiliate.

(c) Termination for Cause. If CHI terminates Employee’s employment for Cause (by delivering written notice of termination setting forth the event or events constituting Cause and the effective date of such termination) the payments due to Employee shall be limited to the amounts described in Section 6(b)(i) and (ii). Upon termination of Employee’s employment hereunder, Employee shall be deemed to have resigned from all offices, directorships, and committee positions then held with CHI, OMNI or any Affiliate.

(d) Non-Renewal of Employment. Either CHI or Employee may elect not to renew Employee’s employment hereunder at the end of the Initial Period, or at the end of any Additional Period thereafter, by delivery of thirty (30) calendar days prior written notice by the electing party to the other party. At the expiration of the employment term, CHI shall pay to Employee an amount equal to the sum of: (i) Employee’s earned but unpaid Annual Base Salary through the date of termination of employment at the rate then in effect and (ii) vacation pay earned but not taken to the date of such termination. Upon termination of Employee’s employment hereunder, Employee shall be deemed to have resigned from all offices, directorships, and committee positions then held with CHI, OMNI or any Affiliate.

(e) Waiver of Claims. In the event this Agreement is terminated by CHI without Cause, Employee agrees to accept, in full settlement of any and all claims, losses, damages and other demands that Employee may have arising out of such termination or non-renewal, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, the payments and benefits set forth in this Agreement. Employee hereby waives any and all rights Employee may have to bring any cause of action or proceeding contesting any such termination or non-renewal; provided, however, that such waiver shall not be deemed to affect Employee’s rights to enforce any other obligations of CHI or OMNI unrelated to employment Under no circumstances shall Employee be entitled to any compensation or confirmation of any benefits under this Agreement for any period of time following Employee’s date of termination if Employee’s termination is for Cause.

(f) Death. If Employee dies during his employment by CHI under this Agreement, (i) the Employee’s employment will terminate on the date of his death, (ii) CHI will pay to Employee’s estate the remainder of Employee’s Annual Base Salary at the rate then in effect through the end of the month following the month in which such death occurred, and (iii) Employee’s estate shall be entitled to all rights and benefits that Employee may have under the terms of OMNI’s Employee Benefit Plans and Stock Incentive Plans subject to the terms of those Plans.

(g) Disability. If Employee becomes disabled during his employment by CHI as the result of a Disability, (i) the Employee’s employment will terminate on the date of his Disability, (ii) OMNI will pay to Employee the remainder of Employee’s Annual Base Salary at the rate then in effect through the end of the month following the month in which such Disability occurred, and (iii) Employee shall be entitled to all rights and benefits that Employee may have under the terms of OMNI’s Employee Benefit Plans and Stock Incentive Plans subject to the terms of those Plans.

7. Covenant Not to Compete.

(a) During Employee’s employment with CHI or any of its Affiliates and thereafter during the Restricted Period (as defined in Exhibit A attached hereto), Employee will not engage in or carry on, directly or indirectly, either in Employee’s individual capacity or as a member of a partnership or as a shareholder, investor, owner, officer or director of a company or other entity, or as an employee, agent, associate or consultant of any person, partnership, corporation or other entity, any business in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi or any parish or county thereof (including but not limited to the Parishes and Counties listed on Exhibit “B”) or the offshore waters within one-hundred (100) miles of the coast of any such state that directly competes with any services or products produced, sold, provided, conducted or developed, by CHI or OMNI on the date of termination of Employee’s employment including the services described on Exhibit A as “OMNI’s Business.”

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee shall not be deemed to be in violation of Section 7(a) based solely on the ownership of: (a) less than five (5%) percent of any class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; or (b) CHI Labor Services, Inc. or its successor in interest ( collectively “CHI Labor”).

(c) Employee acknowledges that the limitations set forth in this Section 7 are reasonable and necessary for the protection of CHI and OMNI and its Affiliates. In this regard, Employee specifically agrees that the limitations as to period of time and geographic area, as well as all other restrictions on Employee’s activities specified herein, are reasonable and necessary for the protection of CHI and OMNI and its Affiliates. Employee further acknowledges that the parties anticipate that Employee will be actively seeking markets for the products and services of CHI and OMNI and its Affiliates throughout the United States during Employee’s employment with CHI.

(d) In the event that there shall be any violation of the covenants set forth in this Section 7, then the time limitation thereof shall be automatically extended for a period of time equal to the period of time during which such violation continues; and in the event CHI or OMNI is required to seek relief from such violation in any court, board of arbitration or other tribunal, then the covenant shall be extended for a period of time equal to the pendency of such proceedings, including all appeals.

(e) Employee agrees that the remedy at law for any breach by Employee of this Section 7 will be inadequate and that CHI and OMNI shall also be entitled to injunctive relief.

8. Non-solicitation. During Employee’s employment with CHI or any of its Affiliates and thereafter during the Restricted Period, Employee will not whether for the Employee’s own account or the account of any other Person (a) solicit, employ, or otherwise engage as an employee, independent contractor, or otherwise, any Person who is an employee of CHI, OMNI or any of its Affiliates or in any manner induce or attempt to induce any employee of CHI, OMNI and any such Affiliate to terminate his employment with CHI, OMNI or such Affiliate or (b) interfere with CHI’s, OMNI’s or any of its Affiliate’s relationship with any Person, including any Person who at any time during the Employee’s employment with CHI, was

an employee, contractor, supplier, or customer of CHI, OMNI or any such Affiliate. The ownership and operation of CHI Labor shall not be deemed to violate the provisions of this section.

9. Confidential Information; Business Opportunity. During the term of Employee’s employment hereunder, and for five (5) years after Employee’s termination of employment, Employee shall not use or disclose, without the prior written consent of OMNI, Confidential Information (as defined in Exhibit A attached hereto) relating to CHI, OMNI or any of its Affiliates, and upon termination of Employee’s employment will return to CHI all written materials in Employee’s possession embodying such Confidential Information. Employee will promptly disclose to CHI all Confidential Information, as well as any domestic business opportunity related to CHI or OMNI which comes to Employee’s attention during the term of Employee’s employment with CHI. Employee will not take advantage of or divert any such business opportunity for the benefit of Employee or any other Person (as defined in Exhibit A attached hereto) without the prior written consent of CHI. Employee agrees that the remedy at law for any breach by Employee of this Section 9 will be inadequate and that CHI and OMNI shall also be entitled to injunctive relief. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the Employee’s ownership and operation of CHI Labor during the term of his employment.

10. Intellectual Property.

(a) To the extent they relate to, or result from, directly or indirectly, the actual or anticipated operations of CHI, OMNI or any of its Affiliates, Employee hereby agrees that all patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights, all inventions, whether or not patentable, and any product, drawing, design, recording, writing, literary work or other author’s work, in any other tangible form developed in whole or in part by Employee during the term of this Agreement, or otherwise developed, purchased or acquired by CHI, OMNI or any of its Affiliates, shall be the exclusive property of CHI, OMNI or such Affiliate, as the case may be (“Intellectual Property”).

(b) Employee will hold all Intellectual Property in trust for CHI and will deliver all Intellectual Property in Employee’s possession or control to CHI upon request and, in any event, at the end of Employee’s employment with CHI.

(c) Employee shall assign to CHI all property rights that Employee may now or hereafter have in the Intellectual Property. Employee shall take such action, including, but not limited to, the execution, acknowledgment, delivery and assistance in preparation of documents, and the giving of testimony, as may be requested by CHI to evidence, transfer, vest or confirm CHI’s right, title and interest in the Intellectual Property.

(d) Employee will not contest the validity of any invention, any copyright, any patent, or any trademark registration owned by or vesting in CHI, OMNI or any of its Affiliates under this Agreement.

(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, prohibit or impair the Employee’s ownership and operation of CHI Labor.

11. Mediation. Any controversy which may arise under this Agreement, whether it be between Employee and CHI or OMNI or any of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, benefit plans, or Affiliates, shall first be heard before a mutually agreed upon mediator. Any mediation shall take place in Lafayette, Louisiana, or as otherwise agreed upon by the parties. However, Employee retains any and all rights he may have to complain to, and file charges with, any administrative agency dealing with the rights of employees and to participate in all administrative proceedings before those agencies. This provision shall not preclude either party from seeking temporary injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction.

12. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the terms defined in Exhibit A have the meanings assigned to such terms in such exhibit.

13. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications required by or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently delivered if delivered by hand, by courier service, or sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the parties at their respective addresses listed below:

Brian Recatto

103 Fursman

Lafayette, LA 70503

OMNI Energy Services Corp.

P.O. Box 3761

Lafayette, LA 70502-3761

Attention: President

Any party may change such party’s address by furnishing notice to the other party in accordance herewith, except that notices of changes of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

14. Assignment. This Agreement is personal to Employee, and Employee shall not assign any of Employee’s rights or delegate any of Employee’s duties hereunder without the prior written consent of CHI. CHI shall have the right to assign this Agreement to a successor in interest in connection with a merger, sale of substantially all assets, or the like; provided however, that an assignment of this Agreement to an entity with operations, products or services outside of the industries in which CHI or OMNI is then active shall not be deemed to expand the scope of Employee’s covenant not to compete with such operations, products or services without Employee’s written consent. CHI shall require any Person who is the successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization, or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of CHI to expressly assume and agree to perform, by a written agreement, all of the obligations of CHI under this Agreement.

15. Survival. The provisions of this Agreement shall survive the termination of Employee’s employment hereunder in accordance with their terms.

16. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Louisiana without regard to the choice-of-law principles thereof.

17. Choice of Forum; Consent to Jurisdiction. Any suit, action or proceeding arising with respect to the validity, construction, enforcement or interpretation of this Agreement, and all issues relating in any manner thereto, shall be brought in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Lafayette Division, or in the event that federal jurisdiction does not pertain, in the state courts of the State of Louisiana in Lafayette Parish. Each of the parties hereto hereby submits and consents to the jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of any such suit, action or proceeding and hereby irrevocably waives (a) any objection which any of them may now or hereafter have to the placing of venue in such courts, and (b) any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

18. Binding Upon Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.

19. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between CHI and Employee with respect to the terms of employment of Employee by CHI and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, between them concerning such terms of employment.

20. Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented, and any obligation hereunder may be waived, only by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto. The waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any subsequent breach. No failure on the part of any party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver hereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or remedy by such party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy.

21. Cumulative Rights and Remedies. All rights and remedies hereunder are cumulative and are in addition to all other rights and remedies provided by law, agreement or otherwise. Employee’s obligations to CHI and CHI’s rights and remedies hereunder are in addition to all other obligations of Employee and rights and remedies of CHI created pursuant to any other agreement and to applicable law.

22. Construction. Each party to this Agreement has had the opportunity to review this Agreement with legal counsel. This Agreement shall not be construed or interpreted against any party on the basis that such party drafted or authored a particular provision, parts of or the entirety of this Agreement.

23. Severability. In the event that any provision or provisions of this Agreement are held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by any court of law or otherwise, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless continue to be valid, legal and enforceable as

though the invalid or unenforceable parts had not been included therein. In addition, in such event the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to affect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible with respect to those provisions which were held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

24. Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. If any action at law or in equity is brought to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled.

25. Management/Employment Agreements. By execution hereof, Employee represents and warrants that he has no current employment agreements, management agreements or consulting agreements with any third party.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CHI and Employee have executed this Agreement on the date first above written.

EXHIBIT A

DEFINITIONS

“Annual Base Salary” means the salary of Employee in effect at the relevant time determined in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, each other Person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Person specified.

“Cause” when used in connection with the termination of employment with OMNI, means the termination of Employee’s employment by OMNI by reason of: (i) the conviction of, or the entering of a guilty plea or plea of no contest with respect to, any felony, or the equivalent thereof, or any crime or offense (whether or not for personal gain) that causes or may reasonably be expected to cause harm to the financial condition or business reputation of CHI or OMNI or any of its Affiliates or that involves theft, fraud, embezzlement, moral turpitude, intentional damage to property of CHI or OMNI or any of its Affiliates or similar conduct; (ii) the commission (or attempted commission) by Employee of an act of fraud upon CHI or OMNI or any of its Affiliates; (iii) the misuse or diversion (or attempted misuse or diversion) of any material amount of CHI or OMNI’s or any of its Affiliates’ funds or property; (iv) fraudulent or willful and material misrepresentation or concealment on any written report submitted to OMNI or any of its Affiliates; (v) failure by Employee to adhere in any material respect to any written policy of CHI or OMNI or any of its Affiliates, breach of this Agreement in any material respect, or failure to perform material duties assigned to Employee hereunder or the habitual neglect thereof, in each case described in this clause (v), after reasonable written notice and opportunity to cure has been given by CHI or OMNI; (vi) the appropriation (or attempted appropriation) of a material business opportunity of CHI or OMNI or any of its Affiliates, including attempting to secure or securing personal profit in connection with any transaction entered into on behalf of CHI or OMNI or any of its Affiliates provided Employee has been given reasonable notice and and an opportunity to cure the alleged default; (vii) the engagement by Employee in any conflict of interest with CHI or OMNI or any of its Affiliates without compliance with CHI’s or OMNI’s conflict of interest policy, if any, then in effect provided Employee has been given reasonable notice and and an opportunity to cure the alleged default;; (viii) the engagement by Employee, without the prior written approval of the Board of Directors of CHI or OMNI, in any activity or venture which competes with the domestic business of CHI or OMNI or any of its Affiliates; (ix) the engagement in any behavior or conduct which would constitute a material violation of the provisions of CHI’s or OMNI’s insider trading policy or a material violation of any business ethics policy, if any, then in effect; or (x) the engagement in any behavior or conduct which, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, is detrimental to or harms the business or reputation of CHI or OMNI or any of its Affiliates, after reasonable notice and opportunity to cure has been given by CHI or OMNI; or (xi) the engagement by or acceptance of employment with another company or entity other than CHI Labor.

“Confidential Information” includes information conveyed or assigned to CHI or OMNI or any of its Affiliates by Employee or conceived, compiled, created, developed, discovered or obtained by Employee from and during Employee’s employment relationship with CHI, whether

solely by Employee or jointly with others, which concerns the affairs of CHI or OMNI or its Affiliates and which CHI or OMNI could reasonably be expected to desire be held in confidence, or the disclosure of which would likely be embarrassing, detrimental or disadvantageous to CHI or OMNI or its Affiliates and without limiting the generality of the foregoing includes information relating to inventions, and the trade secrets, technologies, algorithms, methods, products, services, finances, business plans, marketing plans, legal affairs, supplier lists, client lists, potential clients, business prospects, business opportunities, personnel assignments, contracts and assets of CHI or OMNI or any of its Affiliates and information made available to CHI or OMNI or any of its Affiliates by other parties under a confidential relationship. Confidential Information, however, shall not include information (a) which is, at the time in question, in the public domain through no wrongful act of Employee, (b) which is later disclosed to Employee by one not under obligations of confidentiality to CHI or OMNI or any of its Affiliates or Employee, (c) which is required by court or governmental order, law or regulation to be disclosed, or (d) which CHI or OMNI has expressly given Employee the right to disclose pursuant to written agreement.

“Disability” means that Employee (a) has become physically or mentally incapable (excluding infrequent and temporary absences due to ordinary illnesses) of properly performing the services required of him in accordance with his employment obligations, (b) such capacity shall exist or be reasonable expected to exist for more than 180 days in the aggregate during any period of 12 consecutive months, and (c) either Employee and his physician or the OMNI Compensation Committee shall have given the other 60 days written notice of his or its intention to terminate Employee’s active employment because of such Disability. Notwithstanding the foregoing definition, Employee shall be deemed to have become disabled for purposes of this Agreement, if the insurer providing OMNI’s Disability policy (if any) shall find, during the term of such policy and pursuant to the provisions of such policy, that Employee is so mentally or physically disabled as to be unable to reasonably engage in his job responsibility and that such Disability is permanent and will be continuous during the remainder of Employee’s life, and either the Employee and his physician or the OMNI Compensation Committee shall have given the other 60 days written notice of his or its intention to terminate Employee’s active employment because of such Disability.

“OMNI’s Business” means oilfield seismic support services, domestic oilfield equipment sales and rental services and oilfield environmental services.

“Person” means any individual, corporation, trust, partnership, limited partnership, foundation, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint stock association or other legal entity.

“Restricted Period” means the period beginning on the effective date of the termination of Employee’s employment with CHI and its Affiliates for any reason (including non-renewal) and ending two (2) years after the termination of Employee’s employment.

EXHIBIT “B”

SECTION 7 NON-COMPETE

PARISHES AND COUNTIES

Exhibit “C”

The 2006 incentive bonus program for OMNI Business Unit Vice Presidents is based on the highest annual base salary of all participating executives. The program will be capped at 75% of the highest annual base salary, with 60% being discretionary and 40% being based on the criteria listed in the table below.

The table provides a list of specific performance targets and the maximum allowable percentage for each milestone. The executives must receive a minimum of 80% of the target goal to receive any portion thereof. Likewise, the maximum allowable bonus can never exceed 120% in any one category. Any payouts would then be prorated in accordance to the successful completion of the goals listed in the following table. The bonus pool will be created by combining all three executives’ incentive bonus and each will be eligible for one-third of the total bonus money available in the pool.

To qualify for this program you must be an employee of OMNI Energy Services Corp. on January     , 2007. Incentive bonuses that are realized will be paid after finalized year-end results have been confirmed and verified, but not later than April 1.