Federal investigators need your help finding a pair of bank robbers who targeted the Liberty Bank in Gentilly Thursday afternoon.

Workers inside the Liberty Bank at Gentilly Blvd and Norman Mayer tried to re-focus and block out the harrowing ordeal they survived at high noon: two men, barged into the bank demanding money or else.

"It's actually very scary," neighbor Deborah Bates said. Bates is a bank customer who tried use the ATM moments after the robbery occurred.

"Broad daylight, i mean it was just after lunch time," Bates said.

News of the bank heist was the talk of the neighborhood.

"That's just disturbing," a neighbor known as LaToya said.

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The bank has several layers of security: a security guard, lets customers in using a buzzer.

"Evidently whoever they let in didn't seem like a threat," Bates said.

But little did they know trouble was on the other side of the doors. Once inside feds say two slim black men, wearing all black each pulled automatic handguns.

"That is crazy; I don't know what's going on with these people these days," LaToya said.

WGNO News Reporter Darian Trotter said, "Sources tell WGNO News, the robbers were aggressive; that someone inside was even tied down."

"That would be very scary, you come to work and then someone's going to tie you up," Bates said. "My god that's really scary."

Security cameras at the bank captured pictures of the get-a-way car pulling out of the parking lot. It's a tan or beige, compact 4-door.

The robbers got away with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The FBI is offering up to a $5,000 reward for information leading to arrests in this case.