diff --git a/imap_processing/cdf/config/imap_lo_l1a_variable_attrs.yaml b/imap_processing/cdf/config/imap_lo_l1a_variable_attrs.yaml
index b9f79f841..994221c2a 100644
--- a/imap_processing/cdf/config/imap_lo_l1a_variable_attrs.yaml
+++ b/imap_processing/cdf/config/imap_lo_l1a_variable_attrs.yaml
@@ -21,21 +21,20 @@ de_default_attrs: &de_default
 
 # Re-used Coordinate
 esa_step_label:
-  FILLVAL: 255
-  CATDESC: ESA Steps
-  FIELDNAM: ESA Steps
-  FORMAT: A1
-  VAR_TYPE: metadata
+   CATDESC: ESA Steps
+   FIELDNAM: ESA Steps
+   FORMAT: A1
+   VAR_TYPE: metadata
 
 esa_step:
   VALIDMIN: 1
   VALIDMAX: 7
-  FILLVAL: -9223372036854775808
+  FILLVAL: 255
   CATDESC: Energy Step
   DEPEND_1: esa_step
   FIELDNAM: Energy Step
   UNITS: ' '
-  FORMAT: I1
+  FORMAT: I3
   VAR_TYPE: support_data
   LABLAXIS: ESA
   LABL_PTR_1: esa_step_label
@@ -170,18 +169,18 @@ de_count:
 azimuth_6_label:
   CATDESC: azimuth spin bins (<num packets>, 6 degrees)
   FIELDNAM: Azimuth bins
-  FORMAT: A2
+  FORMAT: A3
   VAR_TYPE: metadata
 
 azimuth_6:
   VALIDMIN: 0
   VALIDMAX: 59
-  FILLVAL: -9223372036854775808
+  FILLVAL: 255
   CATDESC: azimuth spin bins (<num packets>, 6 degrees)
   FIELDNAM: Azimuth bins
   DEPEND_1: azimuth_6
   UNITS: ' '
-  FORMAT: I2
+  FORMAT: I3
   VAR_TYPE: support_data
   LABLAXIS: Az bins
   LABL_PTR_1: azimuth_6_label
@@ -189,17 +188,17 @@ azimuth_6:
 azimuth_60_label:
   CATDESC: azimuth spin bins (<num packets>, 60 degrees)
   FIELDNAM: Azimuth bins
-  FORMAT: A1
+  FORMAT: A3
   VAR_TYPE: metadata
 
 azimuth_60:
   VALIDMIN: 0
   VALIDMAX: 5
-  FILLVAL: -9223372036854775808
+  FILLVAL: 255
   CATDESC: azimuth spin bins (<num packets>, 60 degrees)
   FIELDNAM: Azimuth bins
   DEPEND_1: azimuth_60
-  FORMAT: I1
+  FORMAT: I3
   UNITS: ' '
   VAR_TYPE: support_data
   LABLAXIS: Az bins
@@ -384,7 +383,7 @@ pos1:
   DEPEND_2: esa_step
   FIELDNAM: Position 1 count
   FORMAT: I12
-  LABLAXIS: position 1 coun
+  LABLAXIS: position 1 count
 
 pos2:
   <<: *default
diff --git a/imap_processing/lo/l1a/lo_l1a.py b/imap_processing/lo/l1a/lo_l1a.py
index 520ce802b..9e870dfb6 100644
--- a/imap_processing/lo/l1a/lo_l1a.py
+++ b/imap_processing/lo/l1a/lo_l1a.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """IMAP-Lo L1A Data Processing."""
 
+import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -11,6 +12,9 @@
 from imap_processing.lo.l0.lo_science import parse_histogram
 from imap_processing.utils import packet_file_to_datasets
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
 
 def lo_l1a(dependency: Path, data_version: str) -> list[xr.Dataset]:
     """
@@ -30,6 +34,8 @@ def lo_l1a(dependency: Path, data_version: str) -> list[xr.Dataset]:
         Location of created CDF files.
     """
     xtce_file = imap_module_directory / "lo/packet_definitions/lo_xtce.xml"
+
+    logger.info("\nDecommutating packets and converting to dataset")
     datasets_by_apid = packet_file_to_datasets(
         packet_file=dependency.resolve(),
         xtce_packet_definition=xtce_file.resolve(),
@@ -42,6 +48,10 @@ def lo_l1a(dependency: Path, data_version: str) -> list[xr.Dataset]:
     attr_mgr.add_instrument_variable_attrs(instrument="lo", level="l1a")
     attr_mgr.add_global_attribute("Data_version", data_version)
 
+    logger.info(
+        f"\nProcessing {LoAPID(LoAPID.ILO_SCI_CNT).name} "
+        f"packet (APID: {LoAPID.ILO_SCI_CNT.value})"
+    )
     if LoAPID.ILO_SCI_CNT in datasets_by_apid:
         logical_source = "imap_lo_l1a_histogram"
         datasets_by_apid[LoAPID.ILO_SCI_CNT] = parse_histogram(
@@ -52,6 +62,7 @@ def lo_l1a(dependency: Path, data_version: str) -> list[xr.Dataset]:
         )
 
     good_apids = [LoAPID.ILO_SCI_CNT]
+    logger.info(f"\nReturning datasets: {[LoAPID(apid) for apid in good_apids]}")
     return [datasets_by_apid[good_apid] for good_apid in good_apids]